Dissolves
The crossword clue "Dissolves" is answered by MELTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 21 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MELTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MELTS answer page.
Used 21 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 7 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.
Other clues for MELTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MELTS, most used first.
- Thaws - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Liquefies - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Softens - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Gooey sandwiches - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes soft - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Cheesy sandwiches - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Develops compassion - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Turns from ice to water - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Tuna sandwiches - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Intended - MEANT, used 241 times
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Craze - MANIA, used 202 times
- Taj ___ - MAHAL, used 182 times
- New Zealand native - MAORI, used 175 times
- Deserve - MERIT, used 159 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.