Crossword Clue: Hard white part used for chewing
Here's the answer to the Hard white part used for chewing crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: TOOTH
The answer to "Hard white part used for chewing" is TOOTH. Tooth runs 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants — opening with T and closing on H. In a grid it fills a 5-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
A tooth is coated in enamel, the hardest substance the human body produces. Unlike bone, enamel contains no living cells, so once it is damaged the body cannot repair or regrow it.
Common usage
You'll see TOOTH in grids regularly — its 5-letter, 2 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the T or H, TOOTH tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like TOOTH are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet TOOTH again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and TOOTH will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue TOOTH — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Once the T was confirmed by the crossing word, TOOTH was the only entry that fit."
- "A 5-letter slot and a clue like 'Hard white part used for chewing'? That's TOOTH nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed TOOTH was right."