Dough raiser
The crossword clue "Dough raiser" is answered by YEAST, a 5-letter entry. Used 32 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
YEAST
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YEAST answer page.
Used 32 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 11 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.
- LEAVENING (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
- Dough-rising ingredient - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Work, as dough - KNEAD, used 34 times
- Work dough - KNEAD, used 32 times
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