Dull surface
The crossword clue "Dull surface" is answered by MATTE, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2007; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MATTE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MATTE answer page.
Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2007; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for MATTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MATTE, most used first.
- Photo finish - used 145 times, most recently in 2026
- Dull finish - used 141 times, most recently in 2026
- Not glossy - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Lacking luster - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Lusterless finish - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
- Dull photo finish - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Glossy alternative - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Not shiny - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- A photo finish - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Alternative to glossy - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Flat finish - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Nonglossy finish - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Smelting mixture - used 8 times, most recently in 1996
- Dull - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Having a dull finish - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Not glossy, as a photo - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Lackluster finish - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Lusterless - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
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.
- Gem surface - FACET, used 42 times
- Diamond surface - FACET, used 32 times
- Surface - ARISE, used 32 times
- Painting surface - GESSO, used 22 times
- Dull pains - ACHES, used 19 times
- Dull sounds - THUDS, used 18 times
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