Fungus that smolders when lit Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fungus that smolders when lit . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPUNK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPUNK Fungus that smolders when lit (5)
3% SHROOM Magic fungus (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
3% TRUFFLE Fungus (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025
3% MOLD Unwanted fungus (4) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
3% EMBER Smoldering remnant (5) New York Times Aug 6, 2025
2% SEUSS Dr. __ (kid-lit author) (5) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
2% ANT Leafcutter __: insect whose colony grows a fungus garden (3) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
2% CLASS English Lit or Intermediate French (5) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
2% OKED Green-lit: var. (4) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
2% MOREL Fungus with a pitted cap (5) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
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