Embellish
The crossword clue "Embellish" is answered by ADORN, a 5-letter entry. Used 118 times across 52 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ADORN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADORN answer page.
Used 118 times across 52 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- ORNAMENT (10 uses in xd)
- DECORATE (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for ADORN
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADORN, most used first.
- Decorate - used 239 times, most recently in 2026
- Deck out - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Festoon - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Bedeck - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Beautify - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Add decorations to - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Prettify - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Dress up - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Gussy up - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Once more - AGAIN, used 336 times
- Nimble - AGILE, used 322 times
- Battery terminal - ANODE, used 319 times
- Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times
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