Sad song
The crossword clue "Sad song" is answered by DIRGE, a 5-letter entry. Used 41 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DIRGE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIRGE answer page.
Used 41 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 17 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.
- PLAINT (1 uses in xd)
- THRENODY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DIRGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIRGE, most used first.
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- Funeral song - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Solemn song - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- Sacred song - MOTET, used 61 times
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