The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROAN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Coloring sometimes confused with dun crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROAN | 100 % | 4 |
Why may ROAN be the right solution?
Roan is a color that is often confused with dun. Roan is a mixture of white hairs with another color, usually red or bay, which can give it a similar appearance to dun. This is why "Roan" is the correct answer to the clue.
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Crossword Answer definitions
ROAN noun- An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
- The color of such an animal.
- A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
- Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- Made of the leather called roan.
- Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
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