Soft blackish mineral used in pencil leads, also historically called plumbago (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Soft blackish mineral used in pencil leads, also historically called plumbago (8) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GRAPHITE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAPHITE Soft blackish mineral used in pencil leads, also historically called plumbago (8) (8)
5% TALC Soft mineral (4) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2025
4% ROOK Chess piece also called a castle (4) Universal Nov 7, 2025
4% SILKS Soft fabrics used for briefs? (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
4% ROBO Lead-in to call or taxi (4) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
4% ECHIDNA Mammal also called a spiny anteater (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 4, 2025
4% STUB Well-used pencil, say (4) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
4% MOROCCANCIGAR Stuffed dish also called sigarim (13) USA Today Oct 29, 2025
4% SASINS Small Indian gazelles also called blackbucks (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 26, 2025
4% COO Dove's soft call (3) New York Times Mini Oct 24, 2025
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