Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Add yeast (6 letter answer)
The Answer
LEAVEN
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Notes
The answer LEAVEN is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Infuse
Lightener
Sourdough, for one
Yeast
Help rise
Raise dough
Raise, in a way
Baking powder, e.g.
Get a rise out of?
Spread through, causing gradual change
Definition
LEAVEN as a noun:
1. (leaven, leavening) = a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
2. (leaven, leavening) = an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
LEAVEN as a verb:
1. (raise, leaven, prove) = cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"