Lively dances
The crossword clue "Lively dances" is answered by REELS, a 5-letter entry. Used 31 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
REELS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REELS answer page.
Used 31 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 12 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.
- POLKAS (10 uses in xd)
- GALOPS (9 uses in xd)
- TANGOS (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for REELS
Every other clue in this collection answered by REELS, most used first.
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- Film spools - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Film holders - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Fishing line holders - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Film units - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
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 - GALOP, used 44 times
- Lively dance - POLKA, used 38 times
- Luau dances - HULAS, used 35 times
- Israeli dances - HORAS, used 23 times
- Circle dances - HORAS, used 22 times
- Hawaiian dances - HULAS, used 21 times
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