Characteristic
The crossword clue "Characteristic" is answered by TRAIT, a 5-letter entry. Used 226 times across 62 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 33 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
TRAIT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRAIT answer page.
Used 226 times across 62 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 33 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ASPECT (20 uses in xd)
- TYPICAL (4 uses in xd)
- ATTRIBUTE (3 uses in xd)
- FACET (2 uses in xd)
- DISTINCTIVE (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Lock of hair - TRESS, used 334 times
- Spud - TATER, used 314 times
- Lukewarm - TEPID, used 252 times
- Rich cake - TORTE, used 234 times
- Aquarium fish - TETRA, used 214 times
- ___ firma - TERRA, used 214 times
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