Clues for the word "PHLOX"
We've had 40 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 42 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on November 15, 2025.
Definition of phlox
- n. - A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers.
Referring Clues
- Jacob's-ladder, for one
- Color similar to dahlia purple
- Plant family that includes Jacob's-ladder
- Colorful flowers
- Spring flower
- Butterfly attractor
- Summer flower
- Showy flowers
- Plant family that includes Jacob's ladder
- Garden flower
- Popular perennial
- Garden bloom
- Ornamental flower
- Perennial flower
- Flower whose name means 'flame'
- Moss pink, e.g.
- Jacob's ladder, e.g.
- Moss pink
- Fragrant perennial
- Flower of texas
- Showy flower
- Flower
- Plant from the Greek for "flame"
- Flower known to attract butterflies
- Colorful delicacy for a groundhog
- Flower whose name is Greek for "flame"
- Plant with clusters of white, red or purple flowers
- Plant
- Plant with white, red or purple flowers - sounds like groups of sheep
- Garden plant with clustered flowers
- Flower (that sounds like sheep)
- Rock garden favorite
- Butterfly-attracting flower
- Assembles in large groups, we hear, in plant
- Flocks said to be seen in gardens
- Flocks, we're told, can be growing
- Showy bloom
- Flowers
- Bloom that rhymes with "rocks"
- Showy purple flower
Last Seen In
- New York Times - November 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 23, 2023
- Netword - January 25, 2018
- New York Times - September 30, 2017
- Netword - July 29, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - June 02, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - May 23, 2017
- New York Times - December 16, 2016
- LA Times - April 16, 2016
- Netword - April 08, 2016
- Netword - July 30, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 12, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 18, 2014
- LA Times - June 01, 2014
- LA Times - January 04, 2014
- New York Times - December 14, 2013
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 31, 2013
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 26, 2012
- Netword - October 19, 2011
- LA Times Sunday - July 17, 2011
- Netword - March 11, 2011
- Universal - February 24, 2011
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 13, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - November 29, 2010
- New York Times - November 01, 2010
- Guardian Quick - January 15, 2009
- New York Times - July 30, 2008
- LA Times - July 27, 2008
- And in 12 more crossword puzzles...