Subtle distinction
The crossword clue "Subtle distinction" is answered by NICETY, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NICETY
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NICETY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- FINELINE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NICETY
Every other clue in this collection answered by NICETY, most used first.
- Fine point - used 20 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.
- Subtle distinction - NUANCE, used 33 times
- Subtle difference - NUANCE, used 23 times
- Mark of distinction - CACHET, used 7 times
- Graduate's distinction - HONORS, used 6 times
- Subtle aspect - NUANCE, used 6 times
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