🌈 Read each clue and write the colour in the boxes — the word bank lists every answer. Then circle the marked letter (○) in each row to reveal a hidden bonus word! The answer key sits at the bottom — fold it backward along the dotted line before you start.
Read each clue and write the answer in the boxes. The word bank lists every answer; the number in brackets is the word length.
1.
The colour of chocolate, mud, and tree trunks (5)
2.
Mix red and blue and you get this royal colour (6)
3.
The colour of a stop sign and a fire truck (3)
4.
The colour of grass and leaves (5)
5.
The colour of a clear sky and the ocean (4)
6.
The colour of a pumpkin and a carrot (6)
7.
A shiny colour, like a winner's medal (4)
8.
The colour of the sun, bananas, and lemons (6)
Word Bank: BLUE, BROWN, GOLD, GREEN, ORANGE, PURPLE, RED, YELLOW
★ Bonus word — circle the marked letter (○) in each answer, then read them top to bottom:
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Solution
1. BROWN 2. PURPLE 3. RED 4. GREEN 5. BLUE 6. ORANGE 7. GOLD 8. YELLOW ★ Bonus word: BURGUNDY
How to Solve This Fill-In
A fill-in rewards process of elimination more than any other puzzle type. Work it like this:
Tackle the grid's tightest intersections first. Squares where several word-runs cross are the most constrained spots on the board — solving those early narrows everything connected to them.
Physically cross off placed words. With 0 entries in the bank, it's easy to lose track of what's left — strike each word the moment it's placed.
Leave the shortest words for last. Short entries in the 0-to-0 letter range fit the most open slots, so they're easiest to place once the longer words have already narrowed the grid down.
Work the constraints, not the words, and the grid falls into place quickly. Full method in our guide to winning at word games.
About This Puzzle
Common Colours ties Jobs & Careers for the shortest fill-in in the library at eight answers, from RED at three letters up to ORANGE, PURPLE, and YELLOW, tied at six each. The clues lean on comparisons — “the colour of chocolate, mud, and tree trunks” for BROWN — so picturing the object often gets you there faster than puzzling out the clue word for word.