The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHINY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1956.
Worn to a glossy smoothness crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SHINY | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Worn to a glossy smoothness
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shiny
 - slick
 - slicked
 - polish
 - satin
 - silky
 - silk
 - burnished
 - lustrous
 - polished
 - sharkskin
 - silken
 
Crossword Answer definitions
SHINY noun- Anything shiny; a trinket.
 - Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https//books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717
 
- Reflecting light.
 - Emitting light.
 - Excellent; remarkable.
 - Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
 
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