Crossword answer

OPAL

4 letters · Used for 115 different clues · 291 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 19, 2026

Letter pattern

OPAL

Starts with O, ends with L · 4 letters

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About OPAL in crosswords

OPAL is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 291 times in our database across 115 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Milky gemstone” in the USA Today crossword on August 19, 2026.

Every appearance of OPAL (291)

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Aug 19, 2026

Milky gemstone · USA Today · 59 Down

Aug 18, 2026

Gemstone · The Independent · 2 Down

Aug 12, 2026

Milky gem · Thomas Joseph · 2 Down

Aug 12, 2026

Birthstone for some Libras · USA Today · 18 Down

Aug 3, 2026

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down

Jul 30, 2026

Milky gemstone · Daily Themed · 16 Across

Jul 27, 2026

Milky gem with iridescence · Crosswords With Friends · 57

Jul 25, 2026

Stone means nothing to a pet dog · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Jul 22, 2026

White gem · Newsday · Down

Jul 18, 2026

Work on a figure in stone · Evening Standard · 7 Down

Jul 17, 2026

Gem from Down Under · Wall Street Journal · 29 Across

Jul 13, 2026

Gem with a rainbow iridescence · NYT Midi · 17 Down

Jul 12, 2026

Birthstone between sapphire and topaz · LA Times · Down

Jul 11, 2026

Birthstone between sapphire and topaz · Crosswords With Friends · 23

Jul 8, 2026

Milky stone · Wall Street Journal · 57 Down

Jun 27, 2026

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 50 Across

Jun 26, 2026

A gemstone with many flecks of different colors · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 14

Jun 23, 2026

White gem · Newsday · Across

Jun 20, 2026

Iridescent semi-precious gemstone · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 43

Jun 16, 2026

Iridescent semi-precious gemstone · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 2

Jun 9, 2026

Hydrated silica, often containing various colours (4) · The Sun · 23 Down

Jun 9, 2026

Work with gangster to get gemstone (4) · The Sun · 23 Down

Jun 3, 2026

Being stony, gives nothing to a friend · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Jun 1, 2026

October birthstone · LA Times · Across

May 30, 2026

Gemstone formed from silica (4) · The Guardian · 23 Across

May 28, 2026

October stone · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across

May 18, 2026

October birthstone · NYT Midi · 1 Down

May 14, 2026

The 17,000-carat Olympic Australis, e.g. · Wall Street Journal · 1 Across

May 11, 2026

Work with a learner on a stone · Evening Standard · 17 Across

May 6, 2026

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 29 Down

May 5, 2026

Iridescent gem · LA Times · Across

May 4, 2026

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 25 Down

May 1, 2026

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 19 Across

Apr 30, 2026

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Apr 29, 2026

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across

Apr 16, 2026

Stop a leak containing a stone · Daily Express · 6 Across

Apr 16, 2026

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Apr 10, 2026

Hydrated amorphous silica (4) · The Sun · 23 Down

Apr 10, 2026

Operation by gangster to get gemstone (4) · The Sun · 23 Down

Apr 4, 2026

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Apr 4, 2026

The million-dollar Pride of Australia · Newsday · Across

Mar 18, 2026

Kaavya Viswanathans How ___ Mehta Got Kissed Got Wild and Got a Life · Daily Themed · 34 Down

Mar 16, 2026

Gem mined in Australia · New York Times · 69 Across

Mar 14, 2026

Milky gem · Daily Themed · 8 Down

Mar 11, 2026

It's a stone circle, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Mar 10, 2026

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 3 Down

Mar 6, 2026

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 19 Across

Mar 3, 2026

White gemstone · Newsday · Across

Mar 1, 2026

Mineral · Evening Standard · 2 Down

Feb 22, 2026

___ Fruits (original name of Starburst candy) · Daily Themed · 45 Down

Feb 21, 2026

Composition for a learner, but it's still hard · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Feb 16, 2026

White precious stone · Newsday · Across

Feb 4, 2026

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 11 Across

Feb 2, 2026

Beautiful operation by a student · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Jan 24, 2026

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down

Jan 20, 2026

Milky white birthstone · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Jan 20, 2026

Milky white oil’s transformed each year in place of independence · The Independent · 1 Down

Jan 15, 2026

Gemstone · The Independent · 4 Down

Jan 4, 2026

Milky white gem with a multicolor shift · Daily Themed · 52 Across

Dec 25, 2025

White birthstone · Newsday · Down

Dec 24, 2025

Being stony is nothing, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Dec 23, 2025

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Dec 11, 2025

A stone to duck, chum · Evening Standard · 31 Across

Dec 9, 2025

Lustrous gem · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down

Dec 1, 2025

Lustrous gem · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down

Dec 1, 2025

Gem · Evening Standard · 25 Down

Dec 1, 2025

Milky white gemstone · Daily Themed · 2 Down

Nov 26, 2025

White gemstone · Newsday · Across

Nov 23, 2025

White gem · Newsday · Down

Nov 21, 2025

Gem with water in it · Newsday · Across

Nov 15, 2025

Gem with a "black" variety · New York Times · 38 Across

Nov 14, 2025

Milky precious stone · Daily Themed · 2 Down

Oct 23, 2025

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 37 Across

Oct 20, 2025

Whitish gem · Newsday · Across

Oct 18, 2025

Fall stone · Daily Themed · 44 Down

Oct 16, 2025

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 31 Across

Oct 8, 2025

October's birthstone · Daily Themed · 44 Across

Oct 4, 2025

Intro for -esce · Newsday · Down

Sep 30, 2025

Milky white birthstone · Daily Themed · 3 Down

Sep 26, 2025

Gemstone · The Independent · 21 Across

Sep 23, 2025

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 37 Across

Sep 23, 2025

Gem that's much mined in Australia · New York Times · 19 Down

Sep 8, 2025

Iridescent stone · New York Times · 11 Down

Aug 27, 2025

Outback gem · Daily Themed · 44 Down

Aug 26, 2025

Milk-colored gem · Newsday · Down

Aug 25, 2025

White gemstone · Newsday · Down

Aug 24, 2025

October birthstone · New York Times · 62 Across

Aug 9, 2025

October stone · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down

Aug 7, 2025

Gemstone found in hot springs · New York Times · 64 Across

Jun 6, 2025

Milky resource found in the outback · New York Times · 47 Down

May 22, 2025

Milky precious stone · Daily Themed · 39 Across

May 13, 2025

White gem · Newsday · Down

May 10, 2025

Iridescent October birthstone · Daily Themed · 15 Across

May 5, 2025

Milky-white gem · Daily Themed · 9 Down

Apr 28, 2025

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down

Apr 22, 2025

Being stony, gives nothing to a friend · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Apr 20, 2025

Gem sometimes confused with a moonstone · New York Times · 121 Down

Apr 11, 2025

Fitting name for a girl born in October · New York Times · 2 Down

Mar 26, 2025

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across

Mar 25, 2025

Gem from Ethiopia · Daily Themed · 43 Down

Mar 16, 2025

Porous gemstone · Newsday · Down

Mar 12, 2025

Lustrous gem · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across

Feb 12, 2025

White gem · Newsday · Across

Feb 5, 2025

Gem · Evening Standard · 13 Across

Feb 5, 2025

Iridescent stone · New York Times · 23 Across

Jan 20, 2025

Whitish gemstone · Newsday · Down

Jan 14, 2025

Iridescent white gem · Daily Themed · 50 Across

Jan 14, 2025

Milky white gem · Newsday · Across

Jan 13, 2025

White gemstone · Newsday · Down

Jan 8, 2025

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 4 Down

Dec 23, 2024

Iridescent gem that is mined in Australia · Daily Themed · 16 Across

Nov 29, 2024

Translucent gemstone · Daily Themed · 53 Across

Nov 16, 2024

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 15 Down

Nov 16, 2024

Stone wall's bare, needing work on face · The Independent · 19 Across

Nov 7, 2024

Gem · Evening Standard · 16 Down

Oct 15, 2024

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Sep 27, 2024

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 49 Down

Sep 18, 2024

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Sep 10, 2024

Gemstone · The Independent · 11 Across

Sep 2, 2024

Milky precious stone · Daily Themed · 35 Across

Aug 11, 2024

Milky white gemstone · Daily Themed · 18 Across

Aug 6, 2024

Milky precious stone · Daily Themed · 54 Across

Jul 20, 2024

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Across

Jul 17, 2024

Being stony means you have nothing, mate · Evening Standard · 19 Across

Jun 17, 2024

Silica ring linked to mounted circuit · The Independent · 2 Down

Jun 9, 2024

Gemstone · The Independent · 20 Across

Jun 4, 2024

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Jun 3, 2024

Gem · Evening Standard · 29 Down

May 29, 2024

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across

May 27, 2024

Ring a mate for something milky · Evening Standard · 8 Across

May 22, 2024

October stone · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down

May 13, 2024

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 31 Across

May 10, 2024

Translucent gemstone · Daily Themed · 21 Down

May 9, 2024

Gem · Evening Standard · 36 Down

Apr 28, 2024

Translucent birthstone for some Scorpios · Daily Themed · 27 Across

Apr 21, 2024

Milky gem with a kaleidoscope of colors · Daily Themed · 30 Across

Apr 18, 2024

Being milky means nothing, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Apr 16, 2024

Being stony means nothing, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Apr 15, 2024

Attractive stone circle seen with friend · The Independent · 12 Across

Mar 31, 2024

Milky gem with a kaleidoscope of colors · Daily Themed · 30 Across

Mar 11, 2024

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 31 Across

Mar 4, 2024

Milky precious stone · Daily Themed · 23 Down

Feb 1, 2024

Lustrous white gem · Daily Themed · 32 Down

Jan 26, 2024

Turn round, love, and you’ll see it’s iridescent · Evening Standard · 40 Across

Jan 24, 2024

October birthstone whose name is believed to be derived from Sanskrit · Daily Themed · 48 Across

Jan 4, 2024

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 22 Across

Jan 1, 2024

Translucent October birthstone · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Dec 14, 2023

Black ___ (rare gemstone variety) · Daily Themed · 33 Across

Dec 8, 2023

Milky white gem with a multicolor shift · Daily Themed · 26 Down

Nov 17, 2023

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 39 Down

Nov 14, 2023

Being stony, a friend has nothing · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Nov 9, 2023

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Nov 8, 2023

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 27 Across

Nov 2, 2023

Milky autumn birthstone · Daily Themed · 8 Down

Oct 26, 2023

Milky gemstone · Daily Themed · 28 Down

Oct 17, 2023

Fire ___ (bright gemstone) · Daily Themed · 46 Down

Oct 7, 2023

Lustrous white gem that's also the October birthstone · Daily Themed · 2 Down

Oct 3, 2023

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 16 Down

Sep 21, 2023

October stone · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

Sep 20, 2023

October stone · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across

Sep 13, 2023

Milky gemstone for those born in October · Daily Themed · 33 Down

Aug 21, 2023

Iridescent October birthstone · Daily Themed · 11 Across

Aug 4, 2023

Ring the gentleman from the jeweller’s · Evening Standard · 20 Across

Jul 27, 2023

Mineral substance, optimal but nameless · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Jul 20, 2023

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Across

Jul 19, 2023

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down

Jun 19, 2023

Social activist Lee, who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across

Jun 14, 2023

Rainbow-colored October birthstone · Daily Themed · 7 Down

May 23, 2023

Lustrous gem · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down

May 20, 2023

Milky white rock that's Australia's national gemstone · Daily Themed · 23 Down

May 1, 2023

Translucent milky-white birthstone · Daily Themed · 55 Across

Apr 18, 2023

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 50 Across

Apr 1, 2023

Precious play-of-color stone · Daily Themed · 51 Across

Mar 21, 2023

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 31 Across

Feb 16, 2023

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 5 Down

Feb 9, 2023

Stout-hearted friend - but stony! · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Jan 30, 2023

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 4 Down

Jan 25, 2023

Milky white birthstone · Daily Themed · 21 Down

Dec 28, 2022

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 47 Down

Dec 20, 2022

October stone · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down

Dec 15, 2022

Birthstone for October · Daily Themed · 2 Down

Dec 1, 2022

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Nov 28, 2022

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 14 Across

Nov 14, 2022

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Nov 7, 2022

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 25 Down

Oct 31, 2022

Work on the final piece of stone · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Oct 27, 2022

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 6 Across

Oct 21, 2022

Milky white gemstone · Daily Themed · 55 Across

Oct 7, 2022

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Down

Oct 6, 2022

Milky white birthstone · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Sep 12, 2022

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 19 Across

Sep 11, 2022

October gemstone · Daily Themed · 28 Down

Aug 15, 2022

Milky-white gem · Daily Themed · 22 Down

Aug 1, 2022

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Jul 12, 2022

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across

Jun 29, 2022

It's the stone in a ring, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Jun 21, 2022

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 5 Down

Jun 6, 2022

Lustrous gem · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

Jun 1, 2022

Canberra's gem · Daily Themed · 30 Across

May 27, 2022

Work on a large gem · Evening Standard · 21 Across

May 21, 2022

October stone · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down

May 2, 2022

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 22 Across

Apr 16, 2022

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across

Apr 11, 2022

Jewel on a Libra's ring, perhaps · Daily Themed · 46 Down

Apr 6, 2022

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down

Apr 5, 2022

Duck, chum - here comes a stone! · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Mar 22, 2022

Milky gemstone · Daily Themed · 45 Down

Mar 7, 2022

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 22 Across

Mar 6, 2022

Birthstone for many Libras · Daily Themed · 28 Down

Feb 17, 2022

Stone symbolising love for a friend? · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Feb 17, 2022

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

Feb 14, 2022

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 4 Down

Jan 17, 2022

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down

Jan 13, 2022

Milky birthstone · Daily Themed · 43 Down

Dec 13, 2021

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across

Nov 30, 2021

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across

Nov 26, 2021

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 37 Across

Nov 20, 2021

Milky gemstone · Daily Themed · 31 Down

Nov 19, 2021

Stone · Evening Standard · 21 Across

Nov 12, 2021

Gem · Evening Standard · 37 Across

Nov 11, 2021

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 25 Down

Nov 1, 2021

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 22 Across

Oct 22, 2021

Duck, chum! It's a stone! · Evening Standard · 40 Across

Oct 20, 2021

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 55 Across

Sep 28, 2021

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 44 Across

Sep 20, 2021

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 37 Across

Sep 17, 2021

Whitish gem that's October's birthstone · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Aug 27, 2021

Stone · Evening Standard · 40 Across

Aug 27, 2021

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 10 Down

Aug 25, 2021

Episcopal stone? · Evening Standard · 31 Across

Aug 20, 2021

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 41 Down

Aug 18, 2021

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Aug 12, 2021

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across

Aug 9, 2021

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across

Aug 7, 2021

Australia's national gemstone · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Aug 6, 2021

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 25 Down

Aug 3, 2021

October birthstone · Daily Themed · 22 Down

Jul 15, 2021

Australia's national gemstone · Daily Themed · 57 Across

Jun 18, 2021

Stone · Evening Standard · 19 Across

Jun 17, 2021

Stone means nothing to a pet dog · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Jun 10, 2021

Australia's gemstone · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Jun 8, 2021

Work on a figure in stone · Evening Standard · 7 Down

Apr 1, 2021

Being stony, gives nothing to a friend · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Mar 27, 2021

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down

Feb 25, 2021

Work with a learner on a stone · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Feb 10, 2021

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Jan 20, 2021

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Jan 1, 2021

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 19 Across

Dec 31, 2020

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Dec 22, 2020

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down

Dec 9, 2020

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across

Dec 7, 2020

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across

Nov 26, 2020

It's a stone circle, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Nov 26, 2020

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 25 Down

Nov 25, 2020

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 3 Down

Oct 29, 2020

Composition for a learner, but it’s still hard · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Oct 27, 2020

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across

Oct 1, 2020

Beautiful operation by a student · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Sep 18, 2020

Mineral · Evening Standard · 2 Down

Aug 3, 2020

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down

Jul 29, 2020

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across

Jul 24, 2020

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 11 Across

Jul 23, 2020

Being stony is nothing, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Jul 15, 2020

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 24 Down

Jul 10, 2020

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 25 Down

Jul 8, 2020

A stone to duck, chum · Evening Standard · 31 Across

May 15, 2020

Gem · Evening Standard · 25 Down

Apr 1, 2020

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 31 Across

Mar 23, 2020

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 37 Across

Mar 7, 2020

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Down

Feb 28, 2020

October birthstone · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down

Feb 10, 2020

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 37 Across

Jan 30, 2020

Milky gem · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across

Dec 19, 2019

Being stony, gives nothing to a friend · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Dec 12, 2019

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Nov 8, 2019

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 16 Down

Aug 29, 2019

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 19 Across

Jul 19, 2019

Gemstone · Evening Standard · 16 Down

Feb 1, 2019

Turn round, love, and you’ll see it’s iridescent · Evening Standard · 40 Across

Dec 3, 2018

Gem · Evening Standard · 13 Across

Oct 1, 2018

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 4 Down

Sep 14, 2018

Gem · Evening Standard · 16 Down

Aug 24, 2018

Ring the gentleman from the jeweller’s · Evening Standard · 20 Across

Jul 19, 2018

Being stony, is only able to give a friend love · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Jul 12, 2018

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Jun 14, 2018

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 29 Across

Apr 19, 2018

Gem · Evening Standard · 29 Down

Apr 2, 2018

Gem · Evening Standard · 36 Down

Feb 28, 2018

Precious stone · Evening Standard · 31 Across

Feb 13, 2018

Being milky means nothing, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

Feb 8, 2018

Being stony means nothing, mate · Evening Standard · 17 Across

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Every appearance of OPAL (291)