Light brown
The crossword clue "Light brown" is answered by TAWNY, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. 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
TAWNY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAWNY answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. 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.
- CAFEAULAIT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAWNY
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAWNY, most used first.
- Lion-colored - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Yellowish brown - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Brownish yellow - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Like a lion's coat - 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.
- Brown ermine - STOAT, used 109 times
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Light wood - BALSA, used 83 times
- Light lunch - SALAD, used 82 times
- Flash of light - GLEAM, used 54 times
- Light brown - BEIGE, used 47 times
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