Epitome of smoothness

The answer

SILK

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

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SILK

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

• Lingerie fabric - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Kimono fabric - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Tie material - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Fine fabric - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Symbol of smoothness - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Worm product - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Lustrous fabric - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Parachute material - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Tie fabric - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Luxurious fabric - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Scarf material - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Smooth as ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Stocking material - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• Epitome of redness - BEET, used 12 times
• Epitome of thinness - REED, used 12 times
• Epitome of thinness - RAIL, used 12 times
• Epitome of craziness - LOON, used 9 times
• Epitome of happiness - CLAM, used 7 times
• Epitome of stubbornness - MULE, used 6 times

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