Colloid

The answer

GEL

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GEL answer page.

Used 34 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• AGAR (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for GEL

Every other clue in this collection answered by GEL, most used first.

• Solidify - used 201 times, most recently in 2026
• Toothpaste type - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
• Hair goo - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
• Come together - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Set - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Salon stuff - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Hair goop - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Become firm - used 36 times, most recently in 2023
• Hair product - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Hair stiffener - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Styling stuff - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Hair raiser? - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Mousse alternative - used 21 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Sticky stuff - GOO, used 359 times
• Wildebeest - GNU, used 298 times
• "Golly!" - GEE, used 282 times
• Needlefish - GAR, used 211 times
• Obtain - GET, used 195 times
• Acquire - GET, used 192 times

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