Lively
The crossword clue "Lively" is answered by SPRY, a 4-letter entry. Used 58 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPRY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPRY answer page.
Used 58 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 13 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.
- BRISK (12 uses in xd)
- ANIMATED (11 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPRY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPRY, most used first.
- Agile - used 244 times, most recently in 2026
- Nimble - used 244 times, most recently in 2026
- Light on one's feet - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Energetic - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
- Full of pep - used 26 times, most recently in 2022
- Peppy - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
- Active - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
- Agile for one's age - used 23 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.
- Lively dance - REEL, used 77 times
- Lively dances - JIGS, used 34 times
- Lively folk dance - REEL, used 30 times
- Lively - PERT, used 24 times
- Lively party - BASH, used 22 times
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