The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PINK which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2010.
Carnation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PINK | 63 % | 4 |
| RED | 25 % | 3 |
| CLOVEPINK | 13 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Carnation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clove pink
- gillyflower
- colored
- chromatic
- dianthus caryophyllus
- blossom
- flower
- gardenia
- bouquet
- marigold
- corsage
- flowers
Crossword Answer definitions
PINK noun- The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
- A narrow boat.
- A stab.
- To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
- To prick with a sword.
- To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
- To choose; to cull; to pick out.
- Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
- A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality.
- The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red.
- Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
- One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points.
- An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare Babbitt, bourgeoisie.
- The vagina or vulva.
- To become pink in color, to redden.
- To turn (something) pink.
- To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat.
- Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
- Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.
- Having conjunctivitis.
- By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.
- Relating to women or girls.
- Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
- A socialist who is not wholly communist.
- Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).
- Of a musical instrument, to sound a very high-pitched, short note.
- To wink; to blink.
- Half-shut; winking.
- Any of various lake pigments or dyes in yellow, yellowish green, or brown shades made with plant coloring and a metallic oxide base.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PINK
- Like many a flamingo
- Hot ___
- Like rare meat
- Red and bloody, perhaps
- Best condition
- Carnation
- Alecia Moore's stage name
- Medium-rare, maybe
- Lemonade shade
- Like cowherb blooms
More clues leading to the result RED
- "The Hunt for ___ October"
- Embarrassed-looking
- Embarrassing color
- Part of Roy G. Biv
- Rubicund
- Shade of embarrassment
- Blushing
- Capitalist's dreaded ink color
- Checkers choice
- Color of embarrassment