Purple hue
The crossword clue "Purple hue" is answered by LILAC, a 5-letter entry. Used 33 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 13 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 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 13 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.
- LAVENDER (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for LILAC
Every other clue in this collection answered by LILAC, most used first.
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- Purple flower - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Purple shade - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Light purple - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Shade of purple - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Pastel shade - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Sachet scent - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Fragrant shrub - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- New Hampshire's state flower - used 24 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.
- Blue hue - AZURE, used 68 times
- Purple shade - MAUVE, used 47 times
- Hue - COLOR, used 30 times
- Green hue - OLIVE, used 23 times
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