Water softener
The crossword clue "Water softener" is answered by BORAX, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BORAX
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BORAX answer page.
Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BORAX
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- Cleansing agent - used 21 times, most recently in 2013
- Cleaning agent - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Detergent ingredient - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Water nymph - NAIAD, used 70 times
- Water vapor - STEAM, used 60 times
- Throw water on - DOUSE, used 47 times
- Water balloon sound - SPLAT, used 47 times
- Water filter brand - BRITA, used 43 times
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