Thorny
The crossword clue "Thorny" is answered by SPINY, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1961. 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
SPINY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPINY answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1961. 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.
- SPINED (4 uses in xd)
- BRIERY (3 uses in xd)
- SPINOSE (3 uses in xd)
- SPINESCENT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPINY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPINY, most used first.
- Like cacti - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Like a hedgehog - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- 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.
- Thorny plant - BRIAR, used 16 times
- Thorny flowers - ROSES, used 13 times
- Thorny shrub - BRIAR, used 10 times
- Thorny bunch - ROSES, used 6 times
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