Rice ___
The crossword clue "Rice ___" is answered by PILAF, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PILAF
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PILAF answer page.
Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 8 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.
- TEXASUNIVERSITY (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for PILAF
Every other clue in this collection answered by PILAF, most used first.
- Rice dish - used 122 times, most recently in 2025
- Seasoned rice dish - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Rice recipe - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Dish with seasoned rice - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Spiced rice dish - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Middle Eastern rice dish - used 6 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.
- Rice-___ - ARONI, used 75 times
- Rice field - PADDY, used 52 times
- Playwright Rice - ELMER, used 32 times
- Rice dish - PILAU, used 25 times
- Rice-___ ("The San Francisco Treat") - ARONI, used 14 times
- Spanish rice - ARROZ, used 11 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.