Carnation spot

The answer

LAPEL

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAPEL answer page.

Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for LAPEL

Every other clue in this collection answered by LAPEL, most used first.

• Jacket flap - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a boutonniere - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a pin - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Boutonniere site - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Jacket part - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Boutonniere's place - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Pin place - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Carnation location - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Place for a flag pin - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Boutonniere spot - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Coat part - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Place for a carnation - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Blazer part - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Collar extension - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Jacket feature - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Pin point? - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Carnation site - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Sportcoat flap - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• Sports spot - ARENA, used 78 times
• Shady spot - ARBOR, used 76 times
• Hot spot - SAUNA, used 71 times
• Cookout spot - PATIO, used 36 times
• Suite spot - HOTEL, used 35 times
• Skiing spot - SLOPE, used 32 times

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