Rough, as sandpaper
The crossword clue "Rough, as sandpaper" is answered by COARSE, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
COARSE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COARSE answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for COARSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by COARSE, most used first.
- Unrefined - used 36 times, most recently in 2023
- Rough - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Like some sandpaper - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Like sandpaper - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Sandpaper grade - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Not refined - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Rough-textured - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Vulgar - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Lacking refinement - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Sandpaper type - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Rough shelter - LEANTO, used 15 times
- Rough - UNEVEN, used 13 times
- Like sandpaper - GRITTY, used 9 times
- Rough drawing - SKETCH, used 8 times
- Rough house - LEANTO, used 8 times
- Use sandpaper on - ABRADE, used 8 times
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