Chimney buildup
The crossword clue "Chimney buildup" is answered by SOOT, a 4-letter entry. Used 56 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SOOT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOOT answer page.
Used 56 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SOOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOOT, most used first.
- Chimney residue - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Chimney dust - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Lampblack - used 48 times, most recently in 2021
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