Source of chocolate
The crossword clue "Source of chocolate" is answered by CACAO, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CACAO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CACAO answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for CACAO
Every other clue in this collection answered by CACAO, most used first.
- Chocolate source - used 153 times, most recently in 2026
- Chocolate bean - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Chocolate tree - used 21 times, most recently in 2021
- Bean-bearing tree - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Chocolate-yielding tree - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Tropical tree. - used 10 times, most recently in 2003
- Creme de __ - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Bean used in making chocolate - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Tree with pods - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Chocolate substitute - CAROB, used 141 times
- Tequila source - AGAVE, used 95 times
- Syrup source - MAPLE, used 84 times
- Down source - EIDER, used 62 times
- Oil source - OLIVE, used 52 times
- Oil source - SHALE, used 48 times
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