Most ashen
The crossword clue "Most ashen" is answered by PALEST, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 6 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 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 6 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.
- PASTIEST (2 uses in xd)
- GRAYEST (1 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
- Least bright - used 7 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.
- Most recent - LATEST, used 88 times
- Most rational - SANEST, used 69 times
- Most recent - NEWEST, used 66 times
- Most pleasant - NICEST, used 60 times
- Most wise - SAGEST, used 50 times
- Most docile - TAMEST, used 47 times
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