Soft and smooth
The crossword clue "Soft and smooth" is answered by SILKY, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SILKY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SILKY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 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.
- VELVETY (3 uses in xd)
- FLOSSY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SILKY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SILKY, most used first.
- Lustrous - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Smooth - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Soft and lustrous - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Smooth and lustrous - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
- On the up and up - LEGIT, used 124 times
- Out-and-out - UTTER, used 117 times
- Smooth transition - SEGUE, used 107 times
- "Pomp and Circumstance" composer - ELGAR, used 99 times
- Flora and fauna - BIOTA, used 81 times
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