Bottom of the barrel
The crossword clue "Bottom of the barrel" is answered by LEES, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LEES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEES answer page.
Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 11 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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- BASEST (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEES
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEES, most used first.
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- Dregs - used 116 times, most recently in 2022
- Wine sediment - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Some jeans - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Cask sediment - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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