Some paintings
The crossword clue "Some paintings" is answered by OILS, a 4-letter entry. Used 39 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OILS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OILS answer page.
Used 39 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 16 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.
- NUDES (4 uses in xd)
- OILCOLORS (2 uses in xd)
- MIROS (1 uses in xd)
- PASTELS (1 uses in xd)
- PORTRAITS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OILS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OILS, most used first.
- Lubricates - used 130 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.
- Like some vaccines - ORAL, used 103 times
- Some whiskeys - RYES, used 81 times
- Some NCOs - SGTS, used 80 times
- Some wines - REDS, used 72 times
- Some HDTVs - RCAS, used 69 times
- Some feds - TMEN, used 67 times
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