The clue "bud" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on November 8, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "PAL", a 3-letter word.
Solution PAL is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution PAL is 3 letters long. We have 13 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 155 solutions. The longest is COUSIN TWICE REMOVED with 18 letters, and the shortest is BOY with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 18 letters long.
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| Unopened bloom (3) | |
| Plant protrusion (3) | |