The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SMELTS , but the solution may also be HONES which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Refines crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMELTS | 80 % | 6 |
| HONES | 13 % | 5 |
| ELEVATES | 7 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Refines
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- down
- complicate
- elaborate
- fine-tune
- rarify
- polish
- clarifies
- enhances
- improves
- specifies
- specify
- modifies
Crossword Answer definitions
SMELTS noun- Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
- A fool; a simpleton.
- Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
- Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
- To fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SMELTS
- Refines metal
- Refines, as ore
- Prepares ores
- Salmon relatives
- Refines
- Small silvery fishes
- Processes ore
- Does foundry work
- Produces steel
- Processes, as ore
More clues leading to the result HONES
- Sharpens
- Whets
- Puts an edge on
- Perfects
- Strops
- Gets sharp
- Improves, as an edge
- Sharpeners
- Seeks an edge
- Works on the edge