Bright red
The crossword clue "Bright red" is answered by SCARLET, a 7-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCARLET
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCARLET answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 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.
- CRIMSON (3 uses in xd)
- MADDER (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCARLET
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCARLET, most used first.
- Red hue - 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.
- Purplish red - MAGENTA, used 44 times
- Red-faced - ASHAMED, used 22 times
- Paint the town red - CAROUSE, used 19 times
- Red wines - CLARETS, used 14 times
- Painting the town red - ONATEAR, used 12 times
- Land on the Red Sea - ERITREA, used 9 times
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