Candlelike
The crossword clue "Candlelike" is answered by WAXY, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1989. 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
WAXY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WAXY answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for WAXY
Every other clue in this collection answered by WAXY, most used first.
- Like candles - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
- Like crayons - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Like paraffin - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Ceraceous - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Like some dental floss - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
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- Had on - WORE, used 252 times
- Used to be - WERE, used 162 times
- Ties the knot - WEDS, used 161 times
- Sharpen - WHET, used 155 times
- Have on - WEAR, used 134 times
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