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Icy pellet Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Icy pellet . 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 HAILSTONE.
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Crossword Answer For Icy pellet:
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | HAILSTONE Icy pellet | (9) | ||
| 42% | HAIL Icy pellets | (4) | ||
| 42% | SLEET Icy pellets | (5) | ||
| 37% | SLEETING Raining in icy pellets | (8) | Newsday | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 37% | SLEETS Rains icy pellets | (6) | Universal | Sep 30, 2021 |
| 37% | SLEETY Raining icy pellets | (6) | ||
| 33% | HAILSTONES Icy pellets from the sky | (10) | Newsday | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 33% | SLEETED Came down in icy pellets | (7) | ||
| 29% | STALEHONES Old whetstone twisted by icy pellets | (10) | ||
| 3% | CYPRUS Island part of icy Prussia (6) | (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | Oct 13, 2025 |
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A "hailstone" is an icy pellet that forms in thunderstorms when updrafts carry raindrops into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere. The water freezes, creating a solid ball of ice that falls to the ground. In crosswords, "icy pellet" hints at this weather phenomenon, leading to the answer "hailstone."