Bathtub buildup
The crossword clue "Bathtub buildup" is answered by SCUM, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCUM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCUM answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SCUM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCUM, most used first.
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- Lowlife - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Pond film - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Riffraff - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Soap residue - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Dross - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
- Dirty film - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Aquarium buildup - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Pond problem - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Refuse - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Film on water - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Pond dross - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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.
- Chimney buildup - SOOT, used 56 times
- Dryer buildup - LINT, used 26 times
- Navel buildup - LINT, used 19 times
- Icky buildup - CRUD, used 16 times
- Flue buildup - SOOT, used 14 times
- Bathtub swirl - EDDY, used 11 times
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