Fertile soil
The crossword clue "Fertile soil" is answered by LOAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 55 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LOAM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOAM answer page.
Used 55 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MARL (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for LOAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOAM, most used first.
- Rich soil - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
- Good earth - used 72 times, most recently in 2021
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