Oil-bearing rocks Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Oil-bearing rocks . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHALES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHALES Oil-bearing rocks (6)
40% SHALE Oil-bearing rock (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2024
4% ORE Mineral-bearing rock (3) Commuter Nov 27, 2025
3% MIEN Bearing (4) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
3% SMOKEY Bear with a message (6) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
3% ENDURE Bear (6) (6) Puzzler Dec 16, 2025
3% URSA Bear in the sky (4) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
3% FRIED Cooked in oil (5) The Times Concise Dec 13, 2025
3% ICE "Rocks" (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 10, 2025
3% OSO Spanish bear (3) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
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