The Clue
Bacchanalian blast (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ORGY
Tags
Notes
The answer ORGY is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bacchanal
Bacchanalia
Binge
Carousal
Overindulgence
Saturnalia
Spree
Bacchanalian event
Bacchanalian revelry
Bacchanal's bash
Bacchic party
Bout of debauchery
Caligula specialty
Drunken revel
Drunken revelry
Immoderate indulgence
Liberal party?
Party in Gomorrah
Period of indulgence
Roué's delight
Specialty of Dionysus
Unrestrained revelry
Wild goings-on
Wild party
Wild revelry
Wild romp
Wild time
Hardly an exercise in restraint
Unlikely event for puritans
Where to hear "Evoe!"
Ancient Greek ceremonial rite
Bash Bacchus would enjoy
Definition
ORGY as a noun:
1. (orgy, binge, splurge) = any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
2. secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
3. (orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry) = a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity