LexiTopic: Colors
The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 119 words that are used in 134 different ways related to Colors in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon.
The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to COLOR in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
ACIDALMONDAMARANTHAPRICOTAQUAAUBURNBEIGEBLACKBLACKENBLANCHBLAZEBLEACHBLONDBLONDEBLUEBONEBRONZINGBROWNBUFFCALICO
CAMELCAMOCANARYCANDIDCARROTY*CHOCOLATECHROMACINNABARCINNAMONCLARITYCOALCOBALTCOCOACOFFEECOLDCOLORCOLORANTCOLORFULCOLORFULLYCOLORIFIC
COLOUR*COOLCORALCORKCORKINGCYANDAPPLEDAPPLEDDARKDEEPDEPTHDRABDRABLYDULLDULLYDUOTONEDYEABLEDYEDDYEINGEBON
EBONYEGGPLANTFADEFADEDFADINGFAIRFALLOWFANCILYFAWNFLAMEFOXEDGILDGILDEDGILDINGGILTGLOWGLOWINGGOLDGRAYHUED
HYACINTHINDIGOINKYIVORYJADEJETTYKEELKHAKILACELACEDLACINGLAKELEADENLEMONLIGHTLIGHTENLIGHTENINGLILACLIVELIVID
LIVIDLYMAGENTAMAHOGANYMAROONMEALYMETALLICMOCHAMOLTENMONOTONEMOTLEYMOTTLEMUTEMUTEDMUTINGNATURALNAVYNEONNUDE
OLIVE
Words Related to COLOR in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Color Names
Words About Color
Color Names
ALMOND: “a buttery shade of light brown”AMARANTH: a pinkish or rosy red or a red azo dye from any of a large genus (Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) of coarse annual herbs with clusters of small green, dark pink, red, or purplish flowersAPRICOT: a variable color averaging a moderate orangeAQUA: a light greenish-blue color, from aqua = waterAUBURN: of the color auburn; of a reddish-brown color; a moderate brownBEIGE: a variable color averaging light grayish-yellowish brown: a pale to grayish yellow … the color of natural woolBLACK: having the very dark color of the night sky or the eye's pupil: of the color black; the achromatic color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light; also, to become black: blacken; to make black (probably to Latin flagrare to burn)BLACKEN: to become black: to make black (probably to Latin flagrare to burn)BLANCH: to take the color out ofBLAZE: a dazzling display (a blaze of color); also, to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent (fields blazing with flowers)BLEACH: to remove color fromBLOND: of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color; of a light colorBLONDE: of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color; of a light colorBLUE: a color whose hue is that of the clear sky or that of the portion of the color spectrum lying between green and violetBONE: a light beigeBRONZING: a bronze coloring or discoloration (as of leaves)BROWN: (adj.) having the color of wood or chocolate, especially: of the color brown; also (noun) any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue, of medium to low lightness, and of moderate to low saturationBUFF: a moderate orange yellow, or a light to moderate yellow; also, of the color buffCALICO: a blotched or spotted animal, especially: one that is predominantly white with red and black patches; from Calicut, IndiaCAMEL: a light yellowish brownCAMO: made in colors or patterns typical of camouflageCANARY: a light to a moderate or vivid yellow; Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary IslandsCANDID: white … from Sanskrit candati it shinesCARROTY*: resembling carrots in colorCHOCOLATE: a brownish grayCHROMA: chromatic purity, or a quality of color combining hue and saturationCINNABAR: a deep vivid red, from a red mineral consisting of native mercuric sulfide HgS that is the only important ore of mercuryCINNAMON: a light yellowish brown, from the tan to dark brown spice that is prepared from cinnamon barkCOAL: black, the color of coal [lex]COBALT: cobalt blue: a greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina; a strong greenish blue; from a magnetic metallic elementCOCOA: a medium brown colorCOFFEE: any of various shades of brown, the color of coffee [lex]CORAL: a deep pinkCYAN: a greenish-blue color used in photography and color printing of one of the primary colors. Wiki: from the Ancient Greek kyanos (κύανος), meaning "dark blue enamel, Lapis lazuli.” [The color name] can be further traced back to a dye produced from the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus).DARK: wholly or partially black (dark clothing)DRAB: a light olive brown; of a light olive brown color: of the color drab; : of the dull brown color of drabDRABLY: a light olive brown; of a light olive brown color: of the color drab; : of the dull brown color of drabEBON: black as ebony, a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)EBON: black as ebony, a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)EBONY: black as ebony, a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)EGGPLANT: a dark grayish or blackish purpleFALLOW: of a light yellowish-brown color, from Middle English falwe, falew, falow "sallow, dusky, faded, yellow tending toward red or brown (of a horse)FAWN: a light grayish brownFLAME: a strong reddish-orange colorFOXED: tinged with a fox-like colorGILD: to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of goldGILDED: to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of goldGILDING: to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of goldGILT: covered with gold or gilt: of the color of goldGLOW: brightness or warmth of colorGLOW: warmth of color, especially: redness; to have a rich warm typically ruddy colorGLOWING: brightness or warmth of colorGLOWING: warmth of color, especially: redness; to have a rich warm typically ruddy colorGOLD: a variable color averaging deep yellowGRAY: any of a series of neutral colors ranging between black and white; also, dull in colorHYACINTH: a light violet to moderate purpleINDIGO: a deep reddish blue; also, a blue vat dye obtained from plants (such as indigo plants); also, the principal coloring matter C16H10N2O2 of natural indigo usually synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster; also, a plant that yields indigo, especially: any of a genus (Indigofera) of leguminous herbs; Italian dialect, from Latin indicum, from Greek indikon, from neuter of indikos Indic, from Indos IndiaINKY: dark, especially black, or with characteristics of the colored usually liquid material for writing and printingIVORY: a variable color averaging a pale yellow; from the hard creamy-white modified dentine that composes the tusks of a tusked mammal (such as an elephant, walrus, or narwhal)JADE: a color, jade greenJETTY: deep black in color: jet-black; from jet, Middle English, from Anglo-French jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek gagatēs, from Gagas, town and river in Asia MinorKEEL: chiefly dialectal: red ocher, a red earthy hematite used as a pigmentKHAKI: a light yellowish-brown: Hindi & Urdu khākī dust-colored, from khāk dust, from PersianLAKE: carmine: a rich red to crimson pigment made from cochineal (a red dye consisting of the dried bodies of female cochineal insects); a vivid red; also, a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal; also, any of numerous usually bright translucent organic pigments composed essentially of a soluble dye absorbed on or combined with an inorganic carrierLEADEN: of the color of lead: dull grayLEMON: lemon yellow, a brilliant greenish yellow colorLILAC: a variable color averaging a moderate purpleLIVID: reddishLIVIDLY: reddishMAGENTA: a deep purplish red, named for Magenta, Italy; also, synonym for fuchsin, a dye that is produced by oxidation of a mixture of aniline and toluidines and yields a brilliant bluish redMAHOGANY: a moderate reddish brownMAROON: a dark redMOCHA: a dark chocolate-brown color; named for Mocha, YemenNATURAL: of an off-white or beige colorNAVY: a dark grayish purplish blue
OLIVE: any of several colors resembling that of the unripe fruit of the olive tree that are yellowish green; of the color olive or olive green
Words about Color
ACID: of color: piercingly intense and often jarring, e.g., acid yellowBLANCH: to take the color out ofBLAZE: a dazzling display (a blaze of color); also, to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent (fields blazing with flowers)BLEACH: to remove color fromBLOND: of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color; of a light colorBLONDE: of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color; of a light colorCAMO: made in colors or patterns typical of camouflageCHROMA: chromatic purity, or a quality of color combining hue and saturationCLARITY: the quality of being easily seen throughCOLD: cool, of a color: producing an impression of being cool, specifically: of a hue in the range violet through blue to greenCOLOR: a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects; : the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources; also: a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness; also, a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray; something used to give color: pigment; also, the use or combination of colors; to give color to; to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting)COLORANT: a substance used for coloring a material: dye, pigmentCOLORFUL: having striking colors (colorful scenery)COLORFULLY: having striking colors (colorful scenery)COLORIFIC: capable of communicating colorCOLOUR*: chiefly British spelling of colorCOOL: of a color: producing an impression of being cool; specifically: of a hue in the range violet through blue to greenCORK: to blacken with burnt corkCORKING: to blacken with burnt corkDAPPLE: any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their backgroundDAPPLED: any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their backgroundDARK: of a color: of low or very low lightness (dark blue); also, being less light in color than other substances of the same kind (dark rum); also, intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation: not light or fair (dark hair, a dark complexion); also, a color of low or very low lightness: a dark or deep color —usually plural (a painter who uses a lot of darks)DEEP: of color: high in saturation and low in lightnessDEPTH: the degree of intensity (depth of a color)DRAB: a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or qualityDRABLY: a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or qualityDULL: of a color: low in saturation and low in lightnessDULLY: of a color: low in saturation and low in lightnessDUOTONE: (or duotoned) having or yielding two tones or colorsDYEABLE: able to be dyed, to impart a new and often permanent color to especially by impregnating with a dye; to impart (a color) by dyeing; to take up or impart color in dyeingDYED: to impart a new and often permanent color to especially by impregnating with a dye; to impart (a color) by dyeing; to take up or impart color in dyeingDYEING: to impart a new and often permanent color to especially by impregnating with a dye; to impart (a color) by dyeing; to take up or impart color in dyeingFADE: to lose freshness, strength, or vitalityFADED: to lose freshness, strength, or vitalityFADING: to lose freshness, strength, or vitalityFAIR: having very little color, coloring, or pigmentation: very lightFANCILY: fancy: parti-color (fancy carnations)GRAY: any of a series of neutral colors ranging between black and white; also, dull in colorHUED: colored; having color; usually used in combination (e.g., rosy-hued)INKY: dark, especially black, or with characteristics of the colored usually liquid material for writing and printingLACE: to mark with streaks of color (laced with green)LACED: to mark with streaks of color (laced with green)LACING: to mark with streaks of color (laced with green)LIGHT: a color of notable lightness: a light or pale color; not intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation: not dark: pale; of colors: medium in saturation and high in lightnessLIGHTEN: to make (something, such as a color) lighterLIGHTENING: to make (something, such as a color) lighterLIVE: of bright vivid colorMEALY: flecked with another color; spotty, unevenMETALLIC: like metal, having iridescent and reflective properties (metallic paint)MOLTEN: having warmth or brilliance: glowing (the molten sunlight of warm skies)MONOTONE: having a uniform colorMOTLEY: (adj.) variegated in color (a motley coat)MOTTLE: (noun) a colored spot, or a surface having colored spots or blotches, or the arrangement of such spots or blotches on a surface, or to mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stainedMUTE: to tone down: soften, subdue (mute a color)MUTED: to tone down: soften, subdue (mute a color)MUTING: to tone down: soften, subdue (mute a color)NEON: extremely bright : fluorescent (neon yellow)NUDE: having a color that matches the wearer's skin tones (nude pantyhose, nude lipstick)