Rock genre
The crossword clue "Rock genre" is answered by METAL, a 5-letter entry. Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
METAL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the METAL answer page.
Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. 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.
- PUNK (5 uses in xd)
- CLASSIC (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for METAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by METAL, most used first.
- Gold or silver - used 35 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.
- Molten rock - MAGMA, used 125 times
- Rock bottom - NADIR, used 75 times
- Crystal-lined rock - GEODE, used 73 times
- Cartoon genre - ANIME, used 59 times
- Jazz genre - BEBOP, used 58 times
- Layered rock - SHALE, used 51 times
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