Desert spring

The answer

OASIS

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OASIS answer page.

Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 4 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.

• WATERHOLE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for OASIS

Every other clue in this collection answered by OASIS, most used first.

• Desert haven - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Desert refuge - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Caravan stop - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Refuge - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• Watering hole - used 21 times, most recently in 2020
• Desert watering hole - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Haven - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Desert stopover - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Place of refuge - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• "Champagne Supernova" band - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Sanctuary - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Fertile desert spot - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Mirage subject - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Desert spot - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Fertile spot - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Spring site - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Caravan stopover - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Desert sanctuary - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "Wonderwall" band - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Desert rest area - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "Midnight at the ___" - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Mirage, maybe - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Fertile area in a desert - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Green spot - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Spring in the desert - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Spring locale - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Cartoon mirage - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Desert spot with water - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Watering place - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Relief spot - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Retreat - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Sahara filling station - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Sahara stopover - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Sign of spring - ARIES, used 99 times
• Desert plants - CACTI, used 73 times
• Israeli desert - NEGEV, used 70 times
• Spring up - ARISE, used 68 times
• Spring sign - ARIES, used 54 times
• Desert flora - CACTI, used 42 times

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