Mattress problem

The answer

LUMP

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 2 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.

• SAG (41 uses in xd)

Other clues for LUMP

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

• Sugar unit - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Sugar cube - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Coal unit - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Gravy flaw - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Sugar serving - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "One ___ or two?" - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Gravy imperfection - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Piece of coal - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Like it or ___ it - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Mattress annoyance - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Sugar portion - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Faucet problem - DRIP, used 109 times
• Eye problem - STYE, used 81 times
• Shoelace problem - KNOT, used 81 times
• Unforeseen problem - SNAG, used 81 times
• Eyelid problem - STYE, used 78 times
• Plumbing problem - DRIP, used 68 times

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