The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NYLON which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Stocking stuff crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
NYLON | 45 % | 5 |
LISLE | 36 % | 5 |
FISHNET | 18 % | 7 |
Why may NYLON be the right solution?
The answer to "Stocking stuff" is "NYLON" because nylon is a type of synthetic material commonly used to make stockings.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stocking stuff
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Crossword Answer definitions
NYLON noun- Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- (in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
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 NYLON
- Hose material
- Astroturf material
- Synthetic fabric
- Windbreaker fabric
- 1930s DuPont invention
- Fishline material
- Material used to make sutures
- Synthetic invented in 1938
- Windbreaker material
- Silk substitute
More clues leading to the result LISLE
- Cotton thread
- Tightly twisted cotton thread
- Hosiery yarn
- Fine cotton
- Cotton fabric
- Durable cotton thread
- Extra-strong cotton thread
- Strong, cotton thread
- Fine cotton thread
- Smooth cotton fabric