Science of light
The crossword clue "Science of light" is answered by OPTICS, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OPTICS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPTICS answer page.
Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OPTICS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OPTICS, most used first.
- Study of light - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Branch of physics - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Science of light and vision - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Come to light - EMERGE, used 39 times
- Light - IGNITE, used 39 times
- Disco light - STROBE, used 34 times
- Guiding light - BEACON, used 34 times
- Green light - ASSENT, used 25 times
- Out like a light - ASLEEP, used 25 times
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