Bread-making need
The crossword clue "Bread-making need" is answered by YEAST, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
YEAST
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YEAST answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 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.
- LOAFPAN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for YEAST
Every other clue in this collection answered by YEAST, most used first.
- Leavening agent - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Bread ingredient - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Baker's need - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Dough raiser - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Dough-rising ingredient - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Brewer's need - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Baker's supply - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Brewery supply - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- You'll get a rise out of it - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Leaven - used 14 times, most recently in 2000
- Bakery supply - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Baker's buy - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Fermenting agent - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Brewer's supply - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Bakery elevator? - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Beer ingredient - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Fermentation agent - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Matzo's lack - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Ale ingredient - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Bakers get a rise out of it - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Bakery staple - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Brewer's buy - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Leavening - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Rising force? - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Baking ingredient - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
- Bread baker's need - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Brewer's ingredient - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Matzoh's lack - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- You can get a rise out of it - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Copier need - TONER, used 57 times
- Origami need - PAPER, used 46 times
- Bread spreads - OLEOS, used 41 times
- Breakfast bread - TOAST, used 41 times
- Like old bread - STALE, used 41 times
- Printer need - TONER, used 41 times
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