Soften
The crossword clue "Soften" is answered by MELT, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MELT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MELT answer page.
Used 31 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. 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.
- ASSUAGE (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for MELT
Every other clue in this collection answered by MELT, most used first.
- Thaw - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Dissolve - used 78 times, most recently in 2025
- Liquefy - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Cheesy sandwich - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Turn to liquid - used 27 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.
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- Repair - MEND, used 208 times
- Dole (out) - METE, used 206 times
- ___ Hari - MATA, used 197 times
- Created - MADE, used 182 times
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