Joyful tune
The crossword clue "Joyful tune" is answered by LILT, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LILT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LILT answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LILT
Every other clue in this collection answered by LILT, most used first.
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- Jaunty tune - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Rhythmic cadence - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
- Cadence - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Cheery tune - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Rhythmic swing - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Light air - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Pleasant tune - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Light melody - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Light tune - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Lively tune - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
- Airy melody - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Cheerful song - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
- Gay song. - used 8 times, most recently in 1996
- Rhythmic tune - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Spirited tune - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Spirited song - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Air - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Buoyant tune - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Light, happy tune - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Merry-go-round music - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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