Refine, as ore
The crossword clue "Refine, as ore" is answered by SMELT, a 5-letter entry. Used 40 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SMELT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMELT answer page.
Used 40 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SMELT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMELT, most used first.
- Silvery fish - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Refine ore - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Silvery food fish - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Refine, as metal - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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