The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word HUE , but the solution may also be TINGE which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Shade crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HUE | 56 % | 3 |
| TINT | 20 % | 4 |
| TONE | 6 % | 4 |
| TINGE | 5 % | 5 |
| NUANCE | 3 % | 6 |
| UMBRA | 1 % | 5 |
| SPECTER | 1 % | 7 |
| WRAITH | 1 % | 6 |
| COLOR | 1 % | 5 |
| GHOST | 1 % | 5 |
| TAN | 1 % | 3 |
| TAD | 1 % | 3 |
| WEEBIT | 0 % | 6 |
| APPARITION | 0 % | 10 |
| DARKEN | 0 % | 6 |
| VISOR | 0 % | 5 |
| PARASOL | 0 % | 7 |
| RED | 0 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shade
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tint
- shadow
- nuance
- subtlety
- tone
- nicety
- tincture
- refinement
- fill in
- specter
- ghost
- spook
Crossword Answer definitions
HUE noun- A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
- The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
- A character; aspect.
- Form; appearance; guise.
- A shout or cry.
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 HUE
More clues leading to the result TINT
- Barely detectable amount
- Hair dye
- Hint of color
- Nuance
- Slight coloration
- Hue
- Gradation of color
- Hue for the hair
- Salon job
- Shade
More clues leading to the result TONE
- Answering-machine sound
- Musician's concern
- Sound quality
- The sound of music
- Vocal quality
- Strad feature
- Two-__ (like some cars)
- Muscle quality
- Pitch
- Musical sound
More clues leading to the result TINGE
- Affect slightly
- Slight coloration
- Hint
- Hint of tint
- Faint feeling
- Bit of color
- Slight coloring
- Slight shade
- Hint of color
- Barest trace
More clues leading to the result NUANCE
- Subtle difference
- Slight degree of difference
- Subtle distinction
- Hint
- Subtlety
- Shade
- Shade of meaning
- Subtle variation
- Shading
- It can be hard to detect
More clues leading to the result UMBRA
- Eclipse shadow
- A parasol provides it
- Place to see a total eclipse
- Darkest region of a sunspot
- Eclipse-viewing spot
- Shadow
- Astronomical shadow
- Shaded area
- Shadowy apparition
- Dark area
More clues leading to the result SPECTER
- Spirit
- Senator from Pennsylvania
- Haunting image
- Phantom
- Ghost
- Ghostly apparition
- Shade
- Apparition.
- It appears to Old Scrooge.
- Spook.
More clues leading to the result WRAITH
- Ghost
- Apparition
- Specter
- Ghostly vision
- Spirit
- Eerie apparition
- Shade
- Visible spirit
- Ghostly spirit
- Ghostly figure
More clues leading to the result COLOR
- "The __ of Money"
- Crayola choice
- Magenta or mauve
- Car-registration datum
- Pass time waiting for the pediatrician, perhaps
- Use crayons
- Do salon work
- ___ commentary
- Flush
- Play with crayons
More clues leading to the result GHOST
- Kind of town or story
- Snapchat logo
- Dead head?
- Ship in The Sea Wolf
- Hamlet's vision
- Spelling game
- Mere semblance
- Trace image
- Write surreptitiously
- Visitor in Act I of "Hamlet"
More clues leading to the result TAN
- Catch rays
- Catch some rays
- Convert to leather
- Fan-__ (Chinese card game)
- Not pale
- Whale the tar out of
- Florida acquisition
- Summer shade
- Yellowish brown
- "The Joy Luck Club" author
More clues leading to the result TAD
- A small bit
- Abe Lincoln's youngest
- Little bit
- Smidgen
- Bit
- Wee bit
- Another tittle
- Just a bit
- Small one
- "Win a Date with ___ Hamilton!"
More clues leading to the result WEEBIT
More clues leading to the result APPARITION
- One meaning of "fetch"
- Ghost
- UFO, perhaps
- "Blithe Spirit."
- Haunted house occupant.
- Specter.
- Banquo, for one.
- Ghost.
- Specter; phantom
- Shade
More clues leading to the result DARKEN
- Become ominous
- Dim
- Becloud
- Throw shadows on
- Add more shading to
- ___ one's door (come to visit)
- Fill in
- Obscure
- Go from dusk to night
- ___ one's door (stop by)
More clues leading to the result VISOR
- Eyeshade
- Sunshade
- Eyewear for Geordi La Forge
- Sun block
- Cap bill
- Sun blocker
- Eye shade
- Bill
- Sunglasses alternative
- Cap feature
More clues leading to the result PARASOL
- Sun screen
- Sun protection
- Sun-shade
- Shade provider
- Portable shade
- Sun umbrella
- Sunshade
- Shield against the sun
- Solar shield
- Frilly shade of Scarlett?