The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ICE , but the solution may also be LUBE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Slippery stuff crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ICE | 50 % | 3 |
| OIL | 25 % | 3 |
| LUBE | 25 % | 4 |
Why may LUBE be the right solution?
The answer "LUBE" is the right solution because it is a commonly used slang term for lubricant, which is a slippery substance used to reduce friction.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slippery stuff
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- grease
- lubricant
- oil
- engine oil
- motor oil
- lubricating oil
- tube
- melt
- vaseline
- ice cap
- ice pack
- lubrication
Crossword Answer definitions
ICE noun- Water in frozen (solid) form.
- Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
- Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form.
- A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
- An ice cream.
- Any substance having the appearance of ice.
- One or more diamonds and jewelry.
- Crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.
- The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
- Money paid as a bribe.
- To cool with ice, as a beverage.
- To become ice; to freeze.
- To make icy; to freeze.
- To murder.
- To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
- To put out a team for a match.
- To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
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 ICE
- Chill
- Dry __ (solid Carbon dioxide)
- Gerald Browne's "Green ___"
- Hockey field
- Rink surface
- Ross __ Shelf
- Winter sculpture material
- Bar request
- Bruin's milieu
- Diamonds, to jewel thieves
More clues leading to the result OIL
- Lubricate
- Peanut product
- Black gold
- Tin Man's need
- Wildcatter's quest
- Artist's medium
- Cooking additive
- Cottonseed product
- Friction easer
- It's burned at midnight