Chimney dust on Santa's suit

The answer

SOOT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOOT answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 1 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 buildup - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• 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
• Chimney grime - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Sweep's target - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
• Chimney sweep's target - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimney dirt - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Flue residue - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Fireplace residue - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimney coating - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Flue buildup - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Flue filth - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimney accumulation - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Flue dirt - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Chimney stuff - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Flue coating - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Sweep's sweepings - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Carbon particles - used 8 times, most recently in 2003
• Chimney lining - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Dirty coat - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimney blackener - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Grime - used 7 times, most recently in 2002
• Santa soiler - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Chimney powder - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Combustion byproduct - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Santa's laundry problem - used 6 times, most recently in 2015

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.

• Suit to ___ - ATEE, used 380 times
• Speck of dust - MOTE, used 76 times
• Dry as dust - ARID, used 68 times
• Suit - EXEC, used 65 times
• Dust Bowl migrant - OKIE, used 55 times
• Like Santa's cheeks - ROSY, used 43 times

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