The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DROSS , but the solution may also be SEWAGE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Waste material crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DROSS | 43 % | 5 |
| SLAG | 29 % | 4 |
| DEBRIS | 14 % | 6 |
| SEWAGE | 14 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Waste material
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- waste
- waste matter
- waste product
- waste water
- wastefulness
- toxic waste
- waste pipe
- wastage
- wastebasket
- wasting asset
- trash dump
- garbage dump
Crossword Answer definitions
DROSS noun- Waste or impure matter.
- Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation.
- The impurities in metal.
- A waste product from working with metal.
- Worthless or trivial matter.
- To remove dross from.
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 DROSS
- Smeltery refuse
- Scoria
- Unwanted parts
- Rubbish
- Metal waste
- Impurity
- Waste matter
- Unwanted extra
- Refuse when you 89-Down
- Slag
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
More clues leading to the result DEBRIS
- Rubble
- Driftwood and such
- Litterbug's leavings
- Razing remains
- Remains
- Litter
- Wreckage
- Fragments
- Rubbish
- Trash