Fire starters
The crossword clue "Fire starters" is answered by SPARKS, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPARKS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPARKS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 5 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.
- TINDERS (3 uses in xd)
- KINDLING (1 uses in xd)
- MATCHSTICKS (1 uses in xd)
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.
- On fire - ABLAZE, used 38 times
- On fire - AFLAME, used 33 times
- Set on fire - IGNITE, used 32 times
- Fire up - AROUSE, used 18 times
- Ball of fire - DYNAMO, used 15 times
- Fire starter - TINDER, used 13 times
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