Purple flower
The crossword clue "Purple flower" is answered by LILAC, a 5-letter entry. Used 55 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 11 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 55 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 11 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.
- FOXGLOVE (3 uses in xd)
- VIOLET (1 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
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