-- gum (thickener)
The crossword clue "-- gum (thickener)" is answered by GUAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GUAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GUAR answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GUAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by GUAR, most used first.
- Gum-producing plant - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- __ gum: thickening agent - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- __ gum (food thickener) - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Food thickener - AGAR, used 105 times
- Ice cream thickener - AGAR, used 64 times
- Sauce thickener - ROUX, used 40 times
- Enjoy some gum - CHEW, used 31 times
- Gum flavor - MINT, used 30 times
- Gravy thickener - ROUX, used 26 times
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