Layers of rock
The crossword clue "Layers of rock" is answered by STRATA, a 6-letter entry. Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1968. 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
STRATA
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STRATA answer page.
Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1968. 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.
Other clues for STRATA
Every other clue in this collection answered by STRATA, most used first.
- Layers - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Rock layers - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Levels - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Geologic layers - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Geological layers - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Levels of society - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Cloud layers - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Sedimentary rock layers - used 7 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.
- Volcanic rock - BASALT, used 51 times
- Rock salt - HALITE, used 44 times
- Igneous rock - BASALT, used 23 times
- In layers - TIERED, used 16 times
- Banded rock - GNEISS, used 14 times
- Rock concert souvenir - TSHIRT, used 14 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.