Slight variation Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Slight variation . 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 SHADE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHADE Slight variation (5)
98% NUANCE Slight variation (6)
42% SHADINGS Slight variations (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 17, 2017
36% ABERRATION Slight variation in type (10) Puzzler Backwords Jan 30, 2025
36% SHADING Slight variation of color (7) Thomas Joseph Jun 11, 2020
26% SMALLCHANGE Slight variation in silver and copper, perhaps (5,6) (11)
26% PLAYTHINGS Toys quietly with any slight variation (10) (10)
3% TINGE Slight stain (5) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
3% LILT Vocal variation in speech (4) Universal Sep 25, 2025
3% TONE Color variation (4) Commuter Sep 22, 2025
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