Pond problem

The answer

SCUM

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCUM answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 3 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.

• ALGAE (6 uses in xd)

Other clues for SCUM

Every other clue in this collection answered by SCUM, most used first.

• Pond gunk - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• 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
• Bathtub buildup - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Dirty film - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Aquarium buildup - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• 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.

• Faucet problem - DRIP, used 109 times
• Eye problem - STYE, used 81 times
• Shoelace problem - KNOT, used 81 times
• Unforeseen problem - SNAG, used 81 times
• Eyelid problem - STYE, used 78 times
• Plumbing problem - DRIP, used 68 times

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