Layered rock
The crossword clue "Layered rock" is answered by SHALE, a 5-letter entry. Used 51 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SHALE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHALE answer page.
Used 51 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 11 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.
- GNEISS (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for SHALE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHALE, most used first.
- Fissile rock - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
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