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% GYPSUM Mineral used in plaster of Paris (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 26, 2025
4% TOO Also (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
4% LEAD Pencil part (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 23, 2025
4% THAI Language also called Siamese (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Sep 20, 2025
4% RUTABAGA Vegetable also called a Swedish turnip (8) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
4% ERASE Use the pink end of a pencil (5) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
4% CALCIUMOXIDE White crystalline substance also called quicklime (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 7, 2025
4% HEMOSTAT Tool also called an arterial forceps (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
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