Light purple
The crossword clue "Light purple" is answered by LILAC, a 5-letter entry. Used 33 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LILAC
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LILAC answer page.
Used 33 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MAUVE (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for LILAC
Every other clue in this collection answered by LILAC, most used first.
- Pale purple - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Purple flower - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Light wood - BALSA, used 83 times
- Light lunch - SALAD, used 82 times
- Flash of light - GLEAM, used 54 times
- Light refractor - PRISM, used 42 times
- Traffic light color - AMBER, used 38 times
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