Cheap metal, and the first step in this puzzle's word chain Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cheap metal, and the first step in this puzzle's word chain . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEAD.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEAD Cheap metal, and the first step in this puzzle's word chain (4)
66% GOLD Expensive metal, and the final step in this puzzle's word chain (4)
60% TALK "__ is cheap" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2025
57% PEDALTOTHEMETAL "Step on it!" (15) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
57% TREAD Step (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 28, 2025
57% INCREMENTAL Growing step by step (11) The Times Concise Oct 27, 2025
57% ROTGUT Cheap whiskey (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 20, 2025
57% TAT Cheap stuff (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
57% SHEET Word before metal or music (5) New York Times Sep 8, 2025
57% PRICY Not cheap (5)
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