Basic units of matter
The crossword clue "Basic units of matter" is answered by ATOMS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
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ATOMS
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Used 7 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ATOMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATOMS, most used first.
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- Molecule makeup - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Parts of molecules - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Particles - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Molecule components - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Itsy-bitsy bits - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ for Peace - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Physics bits - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Tiny bits - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Molecule's makeup - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Smithereens - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Tiny particles - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Molecular particles - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Elemental units - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Mighty mites - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Building blocks of matter - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Molecular building blocks - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Molecular makeup - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- They make up everything - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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