Saturates
The crossword clue "Saturates" is answered by SOPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SOPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOPS answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 7 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.
- IMBUES (2 uses in xd)
- WATERLOGS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SOPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOPS, most used first.
- Soaks (up) - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Absorbs, with "up" - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Bribes - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ up (absorbs) - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Drenches - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Conciliatory gifts - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Concessions - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Dips in gravy - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Payoffs - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Placatory offerings - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Placebos - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
- Conciliatory gestures - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Gravy absorbers - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Saturates - WETS, used 25 times
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