The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LILAC which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Purple hue crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LILAC | 45 % | 5 |
| MAUVE | 26 % | 5 |
| PUCE | 13 % | 4 |
| AMETHYST | 6 % | 8 |
| LAVENDER | 6 % | 8 |
| PLUM | 3 % | 4 |
Why may LILAC be the right solution?
The answer to "Purple hue" is "LILAC" because lilac is a color that is commonly associated with shades of purple.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Purple hue
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lavender
- violet
- amethyst
- byzantine
- mauve
- byzantium
- eminence
- heather
- pink
- purplish
- purple
- cardinal
Crossword Answer definitions
LILAC noun- A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink or purple flowers.
- A flower of the lilac shrub.
- (color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
- Having a pale purple colour.
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 LILAC
- Fragrant flower
- Pale purple
- Sign of spring
- Whitman memorial flower
- Purple bloomer
- Spring bloom
- Whitman's dooryard bloomer
- Purplish hue
- Violet shade
- Air-freshener scent
More clues leading to the result MAUVE
- Pale blue-purple
- Lilac relative
- Bluish purple
- Sunset color
- Pale purple
- Pale bluish purple
- Shade of purple
- Purplish shade
- Purple shade
- The ___ Decade (Gay Nineties)
More clues leading to the result PUCE
- Purplish red
- Color that means "flea" in French
- Purple hue
- Reddish brown color
- Shade of red that means "flea"
- Brownish purple
- Purple shade
- Purplish brown
- Brownish-purple
- Color akin to cranberry
More clues leading to the result AMETHYST
- Birthstone
- February birthstone
- Transparent gemstone
- Purple corundum
- Purple gemstone
- Gift for an Aquarius, maybe
- Purple birthstone
- Birthstone that was once believed to prevent intoxication
- Purple hue
- Violet gem
More clues leading to the result LAVENDER
- Purple hue
- Lilac color
- "...___and lace"
- Sachet filler
- Massage therapy oil type
- It's good for your nerves
- Purple shade
- Nectar source
- Fragrant plant.
- Fragrant shrub.