Reddish brown
The crossword clue "Reddish brown" is answered by RUST, a 4-letter entry. Used 63 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RUST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUST answer page.
Used 63 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 15 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.
- SIENNA (15 uses in xd)
- SORREL (14 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUST
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUST, most used first.
- Sign of disuse - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Metal corrosion - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Corrode - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Oxidize - used 25 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.
- Light brown - ECRU, used 95 times
- Reddish horse - ROAN, used 70 times
- Brown seaweed - KELP, used 41 times
- Brown quickly - SEAR, used 37 times
- Charlie Brown expletive - RATS, used 32 times
- Brown shade - ECRU, used 30 times
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