Rarely-used word meaning "sadness" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rarely-used word meaning "sadness" last seen in New York Times Mini puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DOLOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOLOR Rarely-used word meaning "sadness" (5) New York Times Mini Apr 28, 2025
6% PAL Word following "pen" meaning a friend (3)
6% WAR "This means __!" (3) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
6% ANTONYM Word with the opposite meaning (7) (7) Mirror Quick Dec 8, 2025
6% EMINENCE Word used in addressing a cardinal (8) The Times Specialist Dec 8, 2025
6% STINGY Mean (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 5, 2025
6% ALAS "So sad!" (4) Commuter Dec 4, 2025
6% EAGER Raring to go (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 4, 2025
6% AMEN Rewrite mean last word (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
6% CUSS Use swear words (4) USA Today Dec 1, 2025

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