The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TRASHES , but the solution may also be SNEERS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Bad-mouths crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRASHES | 26 % | 7 |
| MALIGNS | 23 % | 7 |
| SMEARS | 10 % | 6 |
| DISSES | 6 % | 6 |
| KNOCKS | 6 % | 6 |
| DEFAMES | 6 % | 7 |
| ASPERSES | 3 % | 8 |
| SNEERS | 3 % | 6 |
| TRASHTALKS | 3 % | 10 |
| SLURS | 3 % | 5 |
| SNIPESAT | 3 % | 8 |
| SLAMS | 3 % | 5 |
| SLANDERS | 3 % | 8 |
Why may SNEERS be the right solution?
The phrase "bad mouths" is a verb that means to speak unfavorably about someone or something. "Sneers" is a verb that means to smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner, which is a form of speaking unfavorably about someone or something. Therefore, "Sneers" is the right answer for the clue "Bad mouths?".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bad-mouths
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- badmouth
- badmouthing
- badmouthed
- bad manners
- bad tempered
- maligning
- slandering
- slanders
- badness
- disparaging
- slanderous
- loudmouth
Crossword Answer definitions
TRASHES noun- Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
- A container into which things are discarded.
- Something worthless or of poor quality.
- People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.)
- A fan who is excessively obsessed with their fandom and its fanworks.
- Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.
- A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
- To discard.
- To make into a mess.
- To beat soundly in a game.
- To disrespect someone or something
- To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
- To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
- To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
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 TRASHES
- Destroys, as a hotel room
- Does a number on, as a hotel room
- Redecorates, as a Marriott, perhaps
- Condemns as worthless
- Damages deliberately
- Destroys
- Reduces to junk
- Speaks disparagingly of
- Wrecks
- Makes a mess of
More clues leading to the result MALIGNS
- Bad-mouths
- Disparages
- Slanders
- Casts in a bad light
- Defames.
- Slanders.
- Drags through the mud
- Vilifies
- Bad--mouths
- Slings mud at
More clues leading to the result SMEARS
- Microscope-slide samples
- Lopsided victories
- Faulty applications?
- Bad-mouths
- Campaign materials?
- Slanders
- Campaign mud
- Defamations
- Vilifies
- Defames
More clues leading to the result DISSES
- Trash-talks
- Insults
- Puts down
- Slights, slangily
- Bad-mouths
- Insults, slangily
- Badmouths
- Insults, so to speak
- Slams
- Insults, informally
More clues leading to the result KNOCKS
- Pounding sounds
- Rappers' sounds
- Raps
- Bad-mouths
- Skips the doorbell
- Worrisome engine sounds
- Dumps on
- Eschews ringing the bell
- Raps on the door
- Criticizes
More clues leading to the result DEFAMES
- Casts aspersions on
- Maligns
- Discredits
- Vilifies
- Puts down
- Publicly attacks
- Traduces.
- Slanders.
- Calumniates.
- Libels.
More clues leading to the result ASPERSES
More clues leading to the result SNEERS
- Contemptuous looks
- Derisive looks
- Says scornfully
- Villain's looks
- Villainous looks
- Expresses derision
- Shows disdain
- Looks like a punk, classically
- Sidelong glances
- Scornful expressions
More clues leading to the result TRASHTALKS
More clues leading to the result SLURS
- Casts aspersions on
- Speaks indistinctly
- Maligns
- Aspersions
- Fails to enunciate
- Puts down
- Pronounces indistinctly
- Defames
- Utters indistinctly
- Discredits
More clues leading to the result SNIPESAT
- Badmouths
- Makes unkind remarks about
- Criticizes, perhaps unfairly
- Attacks pettily
- Criticizes pettily
- Bad-mouths
More clues leading to the result SLAMS
- Harsh criticisms
- Closes noisily
- Some are grand
- Bridge feats
- Bridge coups
- Doesn't just close
- Closes loudly
- Bridge successes
- Australian Open and French Open, familiarly
- Big bridge bids