Mother ___
The crossword clue "Mother ___" is answered by LODE, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LODE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LODE answer page.
Used 25 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 8 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.
- NATURE (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for LODE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LODE, most used first.
- Ore deposit - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Vein of ore - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Mine find - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Ore source - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Rich supply - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Rich deposit - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Valuable vein - used 22 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.
- Don Juan's mother - INEZ, used 135 times
- Mother of Castor and Pollux - LEDA, used 115 times
- Mother of Zeus - RHEA, used 91 times
- Mother of Apollo - LETO, used 77 times
- Foal's mother - MARE, used 75 times
- Mother of Horus - ISIS, used 72 times
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