Like cacti
The crossword clue "Like cacti" is answered by SPINY, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPINY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPINY answer page.
Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 5 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.
- SPINED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPINY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPINY, most used first.
- Like a hedgehog - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Thorny - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
- Like a porcupine - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Like porcupines - used 7 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.
- Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
- "As You Like It" forest - ARDEN, used 79 times
- Like Cheerios - OATEN, used 79 times
- Like draft beer - ONTAP, used 74 times
- Like a lot - ADORE, used 72 times
- Move like a crab - SIDLE, used 71 times
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