Lively
The crossword clue "Lively" is answered by PERT, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PERT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PERT answer page.
Used 24 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 10 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.
- BRISK (12 uses in xd)
- ANIMATED (11 uses in xd)
Other clues for PERT
Every other clue in this collection answered by PERT, most used first.
- Saucy - used 233 times, most recently in 2026
- Sassy - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
- Impudent - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Cheeky - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Smart-alecky - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Jaunty - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Forward. - used 44 times, most recently in 2019
- Fresh-mouthed - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Sprightly - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Smart-mouthed - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Chipper - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Fresh - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Lively dance - REEL, used 77 times
- Lively - SPRY, used 58 times
- Lively dances - JIGS, used 34 times
- Lively folk dance - REEL, used 30 times
- Lively party - BASH, used 22 times
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