Frosty coating
The crossword clue "Frosty coating" is answered by RIME, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RIME
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIME answer page.
Used 30 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for RIME
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIME, most used first.
- Frost - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Hoarfrost - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- "The ___ of the Ancient Mariner" - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Winter coat - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Icy coating - used 35 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Seed coating - ARIL, used 34 times
- Icy coating - HOAR, used 33 times
- Sandpaper coating - GRIT, used 25 times
- Frosty coating - HOAR, used 23 times
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