Lose color
The crossword clue "Lose color" is answered by FADE, a 4-letter entry. Used 85 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FADE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FADE answer page.
Used 85 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. 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.
- TURNPALE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FADE
Every other clue in this collection answered by FADE, most used first.
- Grow dim - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Lose brightness - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Lose traction - SKID, used 141 times
- Lose it - SNAP, used 122 times
- Water color - AQUA, used 108 times
- Horse color - ROAN, used 89 times
- Lacking color - PALE, used 85 times
- Lose one's footing - SLIP, used 74 times
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