a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid; an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"

Anagrams of leaven

LAVEEN VALENE

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There are 244 solutions. The longest is DISTINCTIVE FEATURE with 18 letters, and the shortest is AIR with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 18 letters long.

Still in puzzle mode? Solve these clues related to ‘LEAVEN’

Clue	Answers

A LEAVEN OF DOUGH IN WHICH FERMENTATION IS ACTIVE	10
A SMALL CAKE LEAVENED WITH YEAST	10
COMBINING FORMS LEAVEN	10
Leavening agent	3
Bread-leavening agent	2
Slightly-leavened bread	2
Leavened flatbread	2
British pastries with no leavening agent	1
Brittle unleavened bread	1
Crisp flat unleavened bread	1
Dessert from yeast-leavened dough	1
Flat piece of unleavened bread	1
Indian leavened bread	1
Leavened pocket bread	1
Partially-leavened bread of the Near East	1
Unleavened food	1
Cake leavener	1
Bread baker's leavening	1
Bakery leavener	1
Attica or Leavenworth	1

‘LEAVEN’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘LEAVEN’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Lighten up (6)	leaven
Fermenting dough (6)
Cause dough to rise (6)
Dough riser (6)
Do what yeast does (6)
Yeast, say (6)