The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ALKALI which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2017.
Lye, eg crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALKALI | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lye, eg
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alkali
- caustic
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- ley
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- lir
- alkali poisoning
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- erosive
- graining
Crossword Answer definitions
ALKALI noun- One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
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