Chinese spice with a flavor like licorice Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chinese spice with a flavor like licorice last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STARANISE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARANISE Chinese spice with a flavor like licorice (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2016
4% ANISE Licorice flavoring (5) Newsday Aug 3, 2025
3% ALANA Haim of "Licorice Pizza" (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
3% MSG Chinese food flavoring: Abbr. (3)
3% ANISETEA Brew with a licorice-like flavor (8)
3% ANISEED Spice that contributes to absinthe's licorice-like flavor (7)
3% ANIS Licorice-flavored (4)
3% ANISETTE Cordial with a licorice-like flavor (8) LA Times Daily Feb 3, 2016
3% ANISES Licorice-like spices (6)
2% MACE Nutmeg spice (4)

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