Passionate USA Today Crossword Clue
The answer to the “Passionate” crossword clue is ARDENT (6 letters); other puzzles used AVID and FIERY. We have seen this clue 10 times in USA Today and New York Times Midi and Universal and Washington Post Sunday crosswords, most recently on August 17, 2026.
Answer
THE ANSWER SEEN MOST OFTEN · 6 LETTERS
ARDENT: characterized by intense emotion.
Best answers for “Passionate”
| Rank | Answer | Letters | Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARDENT | 6 | Passionate |
| 2 | AVID | 4 | Passionate |
| 3 | FIERY | 5 | Passionate |
| 4 | INTO | 4 | Passionate about similar clue |
| 5 | AMOR | 4 | Passionate deity similar clue |
| 6 | NERDY | 5 | Passionate about physics, perhaps similar clue |
| 7 | NERD | 4 | Passionate student, perhaps similar clue |
| 8 | PAEANS | 6 | Passionate tributes similar clue |
The first 3 answers are for this clue; the others answered clues with the same main words.
Seen in
| Crossword | Date | Answer | Clue page |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | August 17, 2026 | ARDENT | 46 Down |
| New York Times Midi | August 7, 2026 | ARDENT | 5 Down |
| Universal | May 24, 2026 | ARDENT | 3 Down |
| USA Today | December 17, 2025 | AVID | 32 Down |
| USA Today | October 3, 2025 | ARDENT | 27 Down |
| Universal | August 3, 2025 | FIERY | 35 Across |
| Washington Post Sunday | May 18, 2025 | AVID | 32 Across |
| USA Today | March 28, 2025 | AVID | 17 Across |
| Universal | March 19, 2025 | ARDENT | 51 Across |
| Universal | March 2, 2025 | AVID | 47 Down |
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Questions about the Passionate Crossword Clue
What is the 6-letter answer to the Passionate crossword clue?
ARDENT is the 6-letter answer to the “Passionate” crossword clue, the one we have seen most often.
When was the Passionate crossword clue last used?
In the USA Today of August 17, 2026. We have seen it 10 times.
What are other possible answers to the Passionate crossword clue?
Other puzzles used AVID and FIERY for this clue. Similar clues were answered with INTO (“Passionate about”), AMOR (“Passionate deity”), NERDY (“Passionate about physics, perhaps”).