Least bright
The crossword clue "Least bright" is answered by PALEST, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PALEST
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PALEST answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 2 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.
- DIMMEST (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for PALEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by PALEST, most used first.
- Most wan - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Least ruddy - used 20 times, most recently in 2019
- Least colorful - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Least vivid - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Lightest in color - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Most ashen - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Least risky - SAFEST, used 63 times
- Least common - RAREST, used 45 times
- Least wild - TAMEST, used 31 times
- Least feral - TAMEST, used 30 times
- Least - MEREST, used 28 times
- Least refined - RAWEST, used 22 times
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