The lead in pencils Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The lead in pencils . 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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAPHITE The lead in pencils (8)
32% RAYON No lead in pencil? That's material! (5)
25% PAINT Lead in pencil is not required as artist's material (5)
3% STAR Lead (4) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
3% LAS Vegas lead-in (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
3% SRI Lead-in to Lanka (3)
3% SHARPENER Pencil-point maker (9) (9) Puzzler Nov 24, 2025
3% AHEAD In the lead (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
3% ERASES Rubs out, as a pencil mistake (6)
3% AKA Alias lead-in (3) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
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