The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AGATES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Banded gemstones crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AGATES | 75 % | 6 |
| ONYXES | 25 % | 6 |
Why may AGATES be the right solution?
The answer "AGATES" is correct because agates are a type of gemstone that often have distinctive bands of color or texture.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Banded gemstones
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- agate
- onyx
- catapult
- mound
- psephomancy
- ragwork
- sardonyx
- stones
- gneiss
- jasper
- brilliant
- emerald
Crossword Answer definitions
AGATES noun- A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.
- The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5 1/2-point.
- One fourteenth of an inch
- A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
- A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
- A marble made from agate.
- (usually in the plural) A testicle.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AGATES
- Colored marbles
- Playing marbles
- Marbles
- Cat's-eyes' kin
- Banded quartzes
- Some playing marbles
- Glasslike marbles
- Banded stones
- Small types
- Type sizes