Surname derived from the Chinese word for 'plum' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEE Surname derived from the Chinese word for 'plum' (3) New York Times Dec 15, 2022
6% NEE Word between surnames (3) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
5% ARABIC Language from which "giraffe" and "algebra" are derived (6) Universal Sep 10, 2025
5% LUMP Swelling damaged plum (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 10, 2025
5% SEPIA Pigment derived from cuttlefish ink (5) The Times Concise Sep 6, 2025
5% YIN Principle from the Chinese for "shade" (3) Newsday Sep 6, 2025
5% KINTE "Roots" surname (5) New York Times Sep 6, 2025
5% GAGE Variety of plum (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
5% GOONIN Words from a doorman (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
5% PRUNE Dried plum (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 1, 2025

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