Mother-of-pearl
The crossword clue "Mother-of-pearl" is answered by NACRE, a 5-letter entry. Used 327 times across 73 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NACRE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NACRE answer page.
Used 327 times across 73 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- HESTER (6 uses in xd)
- HESTERPRYNNE (1 uses in xd)
- IRIDESCENT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NACRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by NACRE, most used first.
- Button material - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Ruth's mother-in-law - NAOMI, used 87 times
- Mother of Perseus - DANAE, used 60 times
- Isaac's mother - SARAH, used 26 times
- "Family Ties" mother - ELYSE, used 25 times
- Mother of Isaac - SARAH, used 25 times
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