Steel, silver, silicon or scandium, say? (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Steel, silver, silicon or scandium, say? (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 6, 2026. 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 SWORD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWORD Steel, silver, silicon or scandium, say? (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
5% ELEMENT Silver or silicon (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 7, 2018
4% DELETES Removes notes on steel production (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
4% BOND James ___ (silver screen spy) (4)
4% TENPENCE Round silver coin (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
4% HOLT "Remington Steele" detective Laura (4) TV Feb 1, 2026
4% IMPLY Say without saying (5) New York Times Mini Jan 27, 2026
4% INTEL Silicon Valley giant (5) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
4% PITTSBURGH "The Steel City" (10) Newsday Jan 25, 2026
4% HAS "Every cloud ___ a silver lining" (3)

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