The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ATOMS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Stuff of substance? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATOMS | 100 % | 5 |
Why may ATOMS be the right solution?
"Stuff of substance" is a play on words that hints at the basic building blocks of matter. Atoms are the smallest units of a chemical element, making them the fundamental "stuff" that substances are made of.
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Crossword Answer definitions
ATOMS noun- The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
- The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- A non-zero member of a Boolean algebra that is not a union of any other elements. Or, a non-zero member of a Boolean lattice that has only zero below it.
- An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.
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