The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SLANDER , but the solution may also be DEFAME which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Backbite crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLANDER | 50 % | 7 |
| DEFAME | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backbite
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bitch
- badmouth
- put the bad mouth on
- talk smack
- cast something in someone's teeth
- spit in someone's face
- cast aspersions
- bare one's teeth
- bite
- bite in the arse
- bite someone's head off
- put the bite on
Crossword Answer definitions
SLANDER noun- A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
- To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SLANDER
- Debase
- Falsely malign
- Defame
- Smear with mud, say
- Actionable words
- Defamation
- Defamation of a sort
- Dirt, so to speak
- Bad-mouth
- Libel's spoken equivalent