Milky Way component
The crossword clue "Milky Way component" is answered by NOUGAT, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. 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
NOUGAT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOUGAT answer page.
Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for NOUGAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by NOUGAT, most used first.
- Chewy candy - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Chewy confection - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Nutty confection - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- 3 Musketeers filling - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Candy bar center, perhaps - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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