Coloring agent
The crossword clue "Coloring agent" is answered by DYE, a 3-letter entry. Used 90 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DYE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DYE answer page.
Used 90 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 16 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.
- SMALT (1 uses in xd)
- TINCT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DYE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DYE, most used first.
- Color - used 69 times, most recently in 2025
- Change the color of - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Salon supply - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Hair coloring - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Easter egg coloring - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Henna, for one - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Recolor - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Stain - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Secret agent - SPY, used 207 times
- Agent, for short - REP, used 74 times
- Undercover agent - SPY, used 70 times
- "Entourage" agent - ARI, used 54 times
- Agent - REP, used 47 times
- Agent - SPY, used 47 times
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