Crossword answer
DAINTY
6 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 10 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2026
Letter pattern
DAINTY
Clues that lead to DAINTY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Elegantly small6Wall Street JournalSep 18, 2026
Genteel (6)6The SunJun 22, 2026
Delicate daughter isn't back in Blighty (6)6The SunJun 22, 2026
Twee6New York TimesMar 21, 2026
Delicate6The IndependentDec 29, 2025
Genteel date isn't ending in intimacy6The IndependentJul 2, 2025
Delicately small and pretty, say6Daily ThemedSep 19, 2023
About DAINTY in crosswords
DAINTY is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 10 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Elegantly small” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on September 18, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
ELPASOTexas city
ALPACALlama kin
IMPUTEAttribute wrinkled up with time
ARISESSprouts up
JOINEDSigned up
ANKARASome thank Arab for capital (6)
EXMOORAn English part, no longer Othello, for instance
DELANOFDR part
LARIATRoundup rope
CLARETRose alternative
EXHALEBreathe out
OPENERBatsman or cracksman?
ELAPSEPass, as time spent asleep, maybe
SPIDERWeb designer
Every appearance of DAINTY (10)
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Sep 18, 2026
Elegantly small · Wall Street Journal · 89 Down
Jun 22, 2026
Genteel (6) · The Sun · 16 Down
Jun 22, 2026
Delicate daughter isn't back in Blighty (6) · The Sun · 16 Down
Mar 21, 2026
Twee · New York Times · 62 Across
Dec 29, 2025
Delicate · The Independent · 1 Down
Oct 22, 2025
Delicate · The Independent · 15 Down
Jul 2, 2025
Genteel date isn't ending in intimacy · The Independent · 10 Across
Sep 19, 2023
Delicately small and pretty, say · Daily Themed · 34 Down
Jun 16, 2023
Delicate · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jul 2, 2020
Delicate · Evening Standard · 36 Across