Element whose name comes from the Greek for "purple" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Element whose name comes from the Greek for "purple" featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on February 14, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IODINE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IODINE Element whose name comes from the Greek for "purple" (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
7% KRYPTON Gas whose name comes from the Greek for "hidden" (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
6% ORIOLES Birds whose name comes from the Latin word for "golden" (7) New York Times Feb 13, 2026
6% TELEVISION Appliance whose name derives from the Greek for "far" and Latin for "sight" (10) The Times Specialist Dec 22, 2025
6% OCELOTS Wild cats whose name comes from Nahuatl (7) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
6% SUEDE Material whose name comes from the French for "gloves from Sweden" (5) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
6% IRIDIUM Element whose name comes from the Greek for "rainbow" (7)
6% ARGON Element whose name comes from Greek for "inactive" (5)
5% PLUMS Purple fruits (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 13, 2026
5% ACAI Purple berry (4) USA Today Feb 12, 2026

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