Doily stuff

The answer

LACE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LACE answer page.

Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for LACE

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

• Shoestring - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Doily material - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Delicate fabric - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Doily fabric - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Chantilly, e.g. - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Frilly fabric - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• "Arsenic and Old ___" - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Lingerie trim - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Mantilla fabric - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• Intertwine - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Valentine trim - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Spike - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
• Chantilly product - used 19 times, most recently in 2014
• Chantilly. - used 15 times, most recently in 2013
• Curtain material - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Frilly material - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Lingerie material - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Spike, as punch - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Frilly trimming - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Tie up - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Curtain fabric - used 13 times, most recently in 2010
• Fine fabric - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Valentine border - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Cluny. - used 11 times, most recently in 1982
• Ruff stuff - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Sneaker string - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Dainty trim - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Fancy fabric - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Wedding dress trim - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Sneaker feature - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Valenciennes - used 8 times, most recently in 1979
• Wedding dress material - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Add liquor - used 7 times, most recently in 1998
• Add punch to the punch - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Dainty fabric - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• It's fit to be tied - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Loafer's lack - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Queen Anne's __ - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Spike the punch - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
• Add liquor to - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Chantilly, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Decorative fabric - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Doily trim - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Frilly trim - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Teddy material - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Veil material - used 6 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.

• Stuff - CRAM, used 126 times
• Sticky stuff - GOOP, used 77 times
• Sticky stuff - GLUE, used 63 times
• Stuff - SATE, used 50 times
• Soothing stuff - ALOE, used 46 times
• Corrosive stuff - ACID, used 42 times

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