Part of ROY G. BIV

The answer

RED

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RED answer page.

Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1989. 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.

• INDIGO (6 uses in xd)
• VIOLET (4 uses in xd)
• BLUE (1 uses in xd)
• ORANGE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for RED

Every other clue in this collection answered by RED, most used first.

• Roulette bet - used 150 times, most recently in 2026
• Blushing - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
• Scarlet - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Flushed - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Wine choice - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Crimson - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Checkers side - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Primary color - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Embarrassed - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Stop-sign color - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Warning color - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Spectrum color - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Spectrum end - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Carmine - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
• Visibly embarrassed - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Bloodshot - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Cardinal - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Hunt for ___ October" - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Cabernet, e.g. - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Stop signal - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Sunburned - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Traffic stopper - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Color of Santa's suit - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
• Stoplight color - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Valentine color - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Light color - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Wine selection - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Cardinal color - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Rubicund - used 14 times, most recently in 2006
• Checkers choice - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Color - used 13 times, most recently in 1996
• Obviously embarrassed - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Type of meat or pepper - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Checkers color - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• One side in checkers - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Alert color - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Bolshevik - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• One end of the spectrum - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Rare color? - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• __ as a beet - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Cardinal's color - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Cincinnati player - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Color of embarrassment - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "Curse you, ___ Baron!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Incarnadine - used 10 times, most recently in 1993
• Like diamonds - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Rosy - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Roulette color - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Stop sign's color - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ velvet cake - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Vermilion - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Buttons - used 9 times, most recently in 1997
• Chianti color - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Clearly embarrassed - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Color in a Crayola eight-pack - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Communist - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Florid - used 9 times, most recently in 2004
• Roulette play - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Strawberry's color - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Barber or Buttons - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
• Bright hue - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Cardinal, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Crimson or scarlet - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Danger signal - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Like hearts and diamonds - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Stop color - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Brave opponent - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Claret. - used 7 times, most recently in 1966
• Color of rubies - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Comedian Skelton - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Commie - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Garnet or ruby - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Obviously abashed - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• One of the primary colors - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Roulette option - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Ruby or garnet - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Ruby or scarlet - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Shreveport's river. - used 7 times, most recently in 1967
• Side in checkers - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Stop symbol - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "The ___ Badge of Courage" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• The color of no money? - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• The "R" of Roy G. Biv - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Type of tape - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Visibly abashed - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Wine category - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "And the rockets' ___ glare ..." - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Cab, for example - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Crimson, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Inflamed - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• It's seen in anger - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Loss signifier - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Mr. Skelton - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Santa suit color - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Scarlet or crimson - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Shade of embarrassment - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Signal to stop - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "Stop" hue - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Strawberry color - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Sunburnt - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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