Like chimneys
The crossword clue "Like chimneys" is answered by SOOTY, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SOOTY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOOTY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 4 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.
- FLUED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SOOTY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOOTY, most used first.
- Like a chimney sweep - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Like a chimney flue - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Like Santa's laundry - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Like a chimney - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Fuliginous - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
- Like a dirty chimney - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
- "As You Like It" forest - ARDEN, used 79 times
- Like Cheerios - OATEN, used 79 times
- Like draft beer - ONTAP, used 74 times
- Like a lot - ADORE, used 72 times
- Move like a crab - SIDLE, used 71 times
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