Metal sources
The crossword clue "Metal sources" is answered by ORES, a 4-letter entry. Used 70 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ORES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ORES answer page.
Used 70 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ORES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ORES, most used first.
- Mine finds - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Metallic rocks - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Raw minerals - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Raw materials - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Tram loads - used 46 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- 24-hr. cash sources - ATMS, used 55 times
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