Strip of paper or wood used to light a candle or fire Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Strip of paper or wood used to light a candle or fire last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 SPILL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPILL Strip of paper or wood used to light a candle or fire (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 17, 2025
3% LATH Wood strip (4) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
3% SLAT Strip of wood (4)
3% MASKINGTAPE Adhesive paper strip (7,4) (11) Puzzler Sep 28, 2025
3% PLY Thickness of wood or paper (3) New York Times Aug 11, 2025
3% STAVE Curved wood strip (5)
3% TALLOW Fat used in candles (6)
3% BALSA Light wood (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jul 2, 2025
2% LET "___ there be light" (3)
2% INGRATE Unappreciative person lighting fire here? (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Oct 8, 2025

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