Was brilliant

The answer

SHONE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHONE answer page.

Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1965. 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.

• GLINTED (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SHONE

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

• Glistened - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Gleamed - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Excelled - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Glowed - used 41 times, most recently in 2025
• Stood out - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Radiated - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Sparkled - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Glittered - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Was bright - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Beamed - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Glimmered - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Exhibited brilliance - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Performed superbly - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Stood out in the crowd - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• Brilliant success - ECLAT, used 55 times
• Was sore - ACHED, used 53 times
• Was concerned - CARED, used 47 times
• Was out - SLEPT, used 37 times
• Was under the weather - AILED, used 31 times
• Was bold - DARED, used 30 times

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