The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OILY which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Unctuous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OILY | 86 % | 4 |
| SMARMY | 6 % | 6 |
| GREASY | 2 % | 6 |
| SLEEK | 2 % | 5 |
| SALVY | 1 % | 5 |
| SLIMY | 1 % | 5 |
| OLEAGINOUS | 1 % | 10 |
| SLICK | 1 % | 5 |
| OILLIKE | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unctuous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- oleaginous
- oily
- buttery
- fulsome
- smarmy
- insincere
- paps
- obsequious
- mellifluous
- syrupy
- sapid
- treacly
Crossword Answer definitions
OILY noun- A marble with an oily lustre.
- (in the plural) Oilskins. (waterproof garment)
- Relating to or resembling oil.
- Covered with or containing oil.
- Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.
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 OILY
- Like some salad dressings
- Mechanic's rag, after use
- Unctuous
- Fit for zits
- Needing a shampoo
- Like auto shop floors
- Like garage floors
- Like unwashed hair
- Slick
- Slimy
More clues leading to the result SMARMY
- Unctuous
- Flattering, in an oily way
- Cloyingly flattering
- Like an emcee who's overdoing it
- Sycophantic
- Hypocritically earnest
- Too flattering
- Overly ingratiating
- Overly flattering
- Fulsomely flattering
More clues leading to the result GREASY
- Like a hangover-curing meal, it's said
- Like hair in dire need of shampoo
- Like some hair
- Unguinous
- ___ spoon (diner)
- ___ spoon
- Full of fat, perhaps
- Slick, in a way
- Like some spoons?
- Sort of spoon
More clues leading to the result SLEEK
- Glossy
- Streamlined
- Aerodynamically designed
- Aerodynamic
- Smooth and glossy
- Sports car adjective
- Stylishly smooth
- Well-groomed
- Finely contoured
- Like healthy fur
More clues leading to the result SALVY
More clues leading to the result SLIMY
- Like a slug's trail
- Not to be trusted
- Like a snail's trail
- Repulsive
- Like a snail trail
- Like some mold
- Viscous
- Mired in muck
- Morally reprehensible
- Vile
More clues leading to the result OLEAGINOUS
More clues leading to the result SLICK
- Unctuous
- Oil-spill formation
- Oily spot
- Clever
- Cleverly devised
- Glossy
- Oily
- Covered in ice or oil
- Sign of a spill
- Smooth-talking