Butter substitute
The crossword clue "Butter substitute" is answered by OLEO, a 4-letter entry. Used 159 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OLEO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OLEO answer page.
Used 159 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- MARGARINE (2 uses in xd)
- GUNS (1 uses in xd)
- JAM (1 uses in xd)
- SUINE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OLEO
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OLEO, most used first.
- Bread spread - used 297 times, most recently in 2025
- Margarine - used 209 times, most recently in 2026
- Toast topper - used 96 times, most recently in 2023
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- Approximately - ORSO, used 489 times
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