Sediment
The crossword clue "Sediment" is answered by SILT, a 4-letter entry. Used 61 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SILT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SILT answer page.
Used 61 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. 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.
- RESIDUE (2 uses in xd)
- ALLUVIA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SILT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SILT, most used first.
- Bank deposit? - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Delta deposit - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- River deposit - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- River sediment - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Sediment - LEES, used 123 times
- Wine sediment - LEES, used 60 times
- Cask sediment - LEES, used 25 times
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