Freezing rain
The crossword clue "Freezing rain" is answered by SLEET, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLEET
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLEET answer page.
Used 25 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SLEET
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLEET, most used first.
- Icy precipitation - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Frozen rain - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Winter weather - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Cold shower? - used 43 times, most recently in 2024
- Winter forecast - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Winter hazard - used 35 times, most recently in 2022
- Driving hazard - used 34 times, most recently in 2019
- Wintry weather - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Winter precipitation - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Icy rain - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Wintry mix - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Winter driving hazard - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Winter fall - used 23 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.
- Rain clouds - NIMBI, used 46 times
- "Set Fire to the Rain" singer - ADELE, used 29 times
- Freezing temperatures - TEENS, used 22 times
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