Black
The crossword clue "Black" is answered by INKY, a 4-letter entry. Used 125 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
INKY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INKY answer page.
Used 125 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for INKY
Every other clue in this collection answered by INKY, most used first.
- Pitch-black - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Jet-black - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Black as night - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
- Very dark - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Deep black - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Black-and-white cookie - OREO, used 272 times
- Black - EBON, used 159 times
- Black, in verse - EBON, used 99 times
- "Back in Black" band - ACDC, used 73 times
- Black-and-white treat - OREO, used 64 times
- Black, in poetry - EBON, used 62 times
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