The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LYE , but the solution may also be TALLOW which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Soap ingredient crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LYE | 53 % | 3 |
| POTASH | 12 % | 6 |
| ALOE | 5 % | 4 |
| OLEATE | 5 % | 6 |
| TALLOW | 4 % | 6 |
| LUST | 3 % | 4 |
| BORON | 2 % | 5 |
| DRAMA | 2 % | 5 |
| LARD | 2 % | 4 |
| STEARIN | 1 % | 7 |
| DESIRE | 1 % | 6 |
| ALKALI | 1 % | 6 |
| MELODRAMA | 1 % | 9 |
| OLEOOIL | 1 % | 7 |
| GLYCERIN | 1 % | 8 |
| ALOEVERA | 1 % | 8 |
| TALC | 1 % | 4 |
| SODAASH | 1 % | 7 |
| PALMOIL | 1 % | 7 |
| LANOLIN | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Soap ingredient
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lye
- alkali
- aloe
- melodrama
- potash
- drama
- lanolin
- lard
- boron
- tallow
- desire
- lust
Crossword Answer definitions
LYE noun- An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
- Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).
- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
- To convey a false image or impression.
- To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
- A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
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 LYE
- Bite
- Caustic cleaner
- Caustic substance
- Potent unclogger
- Soapmaker's solution
- Sodium hydroxide
- Strong alkali
- Caustic soda
- Drano, essentially
- Potassium hydroxide
More clues leading to the result POTASH
- Soap ingredient
- Potassium carbonate
- Burning by-product
- Fertilizer compound
- Seaweed extract used in fertilizers
- Fertilizer chemical
- Soil-enriching stuff
- Fertilizer stuff
- Glassmaking ingredient
- Powder used in soapmaking
More clues leading to the result ALOE
- African succulent
- Cosmetic additive
- Cosmetics additive
- Handy kitchen plant
- Lily plant
- Lily-family member
- Lotion additive
- Lotion soother
- Medicinal plant
- Purgative-yielding plant
More clues leading to the result OLEATE
- Fragrant ester
- Ester or salt
- Soap ingredient
- Fatty acid salt
- Medicinal preparation
- Pharmaceutical ointment
- Soap ester
- Fatty acid ester
- Organic compound
- Soapmaking compound
More clues leading to the result TALLOW
- Candle substance
- Candle ingredient
- Candlemaker's material
- Fatty substance
- Candle or soap base
- Chandler's material
- Candle material
- Soapmaking material
- Soapmaking ingredient
- Soap ingredient
More clues leading to the result LUST
- Irving Stone's "__ for Life"
- Craving
- Passionate desire
- Deadly sin
- Lasciviousness
- Overpowering passion
- Libidinous yen
- Want only wantonly
- Unseemly want
- Be like a lecher
More clues leading to the result BORON
- Fifth element
- The 5th element
- Element No. 5
- B in chemistry
- Atomic number 5
- #5 on a table
- Metalloid element
- Element discovered in 1812
- It precedes carbon on the periodic table
- Element with atomic number 5
More clues leading to the result DRAMA
- O'Neill forte
- Stage offering
- "Don Carlos" for one
- Hamlet, e.g.
- Narrative work
- Serious play
- Serious play, usually
- Serious work
- Theatrical offering
- Pulitzer category
More clues leading to the result LARD
- Fat in the can?
- Hog fat
- Embellish
- Shortening
- Frying medium
- Ingredient in (good) biscuits
- Shortening stuff
- Fat stuff
- Semisolid fat
- Shortening, perhaps
More clues leading to the result STEARIN
- Candle ingredient
- Used in making candles.
- Solid portion of fat
- Solid fat
- Candle-making substance
- Solid part of fat.
- Solid portion of fat.
- Chief ingredient of suet.
- Substance used in candle making.
- Fatty substance.
More clues leading to the result DESIRE
More clues leading to the result ALKALI
- Caustic mineral
- Acid neutralizer
- Soluble salt mixture
- Caustic liquid
- Caustic material
- High-pH chemical
- Base
- Base, frequently
- It turns litmus paper blue
- Soluble mineral salt
More clues leading to the result MELODRAMA
- Many a soap opera
- Soap opera genre
- Film genre
- Movie serial genre
- Soap, frequently
- Offering on the screen.
- Sensational action.
- TV offering.
- TV rerun.
- Type of entertainment.
More clues leading to the result OLEOOIL
- Spread ingredient
- Beef by-product
- Margarine ingredient
- Margarine ingredient.
- Fat
- Soap ingredient
- Beef-fat by-product
- Main ingredient of margarine
More clues leading to the result GLYCERIN
More clues leading to the result ALOEVERA
- Soothing juice
- Toilet tissue additive
- Medicinal house plant
- Burn balm
- Medicinal juice
- Skin cream ingredient (3)
- Natural healer
- Skin cream ingredient
- Medicinal succulent
- Medicinal plant
More clues leading to the result TALC
- 1 on the Mohs scale
- After-bath sprinkle
- Baby powder ingredient
- Face-powder mineral
- Mineral with a soapy feel
- Shower powder
- Soft mineral
- Locker supply
- Magnesium silicate
- One end of the Mohs scale
More clues leading to the result SODAASH
- Powder produced by the Solvay process
- Sodium carbonate in powder form
- Anhydrous sodium carbonate.
- Na2CO3 (chemical)
- Na2CO3
- Water-softening compound
- Crude sodium carbonate
- Soap ingredient
- Water-softening agent
- Compound used in water softeners
More clues leading to the result PALMOIL
- Butterlike substance used in cooking and soaps
- Source of saturated fat
- Soap substance
- Highly saturated vegetable fat
- Saturated vegetable fat
- Tropical-tree source of saturated fats
- Substance in soaps
- Edible plant extract
- Soap ingredient
- Ingredient in soaps, chocolates and cosmetics