The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SLAG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Smeltery waste crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLAG | 63 % | 4 |
| DROSS | 38 % | 5 |
Why may SLAG be the right solution?
The answer "SLAG" is the right solution because smeltery waste refers to the byproduct or residue that is left behind after the smelting process. This waste material is commonly known as slag.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Smeltery waste
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slag
- dross
- calx
- ore
- ingot
- ironworks
- smelter
- ablation
- abrade
- absume
- abuse
- alkali waste
Crossword Answer definitions
SLAG noun- Waste material from a coal mine
- Scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
- Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders
- Hard aggregate remaining as a residue from blast furnaces, sometimes used as a surfacing material
- Scoria associated with a volcano
- A coward
- (chiefly Cockney) a contemptible person, a scumbag
- A prostitute
- A woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex; a slut
- To produce slag
- To become slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point
- To reduce to slag
- (sometimes with "off") to talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone)
- To spit
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 SLAG
- Dross
- Refinery leftover
- Smeltery residue
- Smelting refuse
- Smelter residue
- Tailings
- Blast furnace by-product
- Smeltery waste
- Diss, in the UK
- Hot industrial waste