Name of 40% of the Spice Girls
Latest answer — October 04, 2026
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Clue explained
Two of the five Spice Girls are known as Mel B and Mel C, so MEL is the name shared by 40% of the group. The percentage is a playful way to point to two members out of five.
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The answer to “Name of 40% of the Spice Girls” in the USA Today crossword is MEL — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on October 4, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 12-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.
“Name of 40% of the Spice Girls” answer
MEL (3 letters)
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What does MEL mean?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of MEL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(noun)
- A unit of subjective pitch, on a scale that is proportional to the pitch of a sound, the pitch of a note of frequency 1000 Hz being equal to 1000 mels.
When else has “Name of 40% of the Spice Girls” appeared?
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October 4, 2026 (most recent) → MEL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Name of 40% of the Spice Girls”?
The answer is MEL, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on October 4, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Name of 40% of the Spice Girls”?
3 letters: MEL.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the USA Today crossword on October 4, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 12-Down.
Can “Name of 40% of the Spice Girls” have a different answer?
Yes — USA Today sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's USA Today answers?
The full grid for October 4, 2026 is on the USA Today answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
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