Watering holes
The crossword clue "Watering holes" is answered by OASES, a 5-letter entry. Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OASES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OASES answer page.
Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 13 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.
- ENEMAS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OASES
Every other clue in this collection answered by OASES, most used first.
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- Desert havens - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Desert refuges - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Havens - used 39 times, most recently in 2024
- Refuges - used 25 times, most recently in 2019
- Desert spots - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- Desert springs - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Fertile spots - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Desert stopovers - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Caravan stopovers - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Desert watering holes - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Green spots - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Desert rest stops - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Cartoon mirages - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Desert spots with water - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Pleasant changes - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Rest stops - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Watering places - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Desert caravan stops - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Desert retreats - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Desert stops - used 6 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.
- Cheese with holes - SWISS, used 21 times
- Watering hole - OASIS, used 21 times
- Desert watering hole - OASIS, used 19 times
- It's full of holes - SIEVE, used 15 times
- Plays 18 holes - GOLFS, used 12 times
- Mouth-watering - TASTY, used 10 times
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