The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STAIN , but the solution may also be ZIT which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Bad spot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAIN | 40 % | 5 |
| ZIT | 20 % | 3 |
| SNAFU | 20 % | 5 |
| FIX | 20 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bad spot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- blemish
- defect
- flaw
- imperfection
- wrinkle
- flaked
- flaky
- flawed
- dud
- anomie
- fault
- faulty
Crossword Answer definitions
STAIN noun- A discoloured spot or area.
- A blemish on one's character or reputation.
- A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
- A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
- Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.
- To discolour.
- To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
- To coat a surface with a stain
- To become stained; to take a stain.
- To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
- To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
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 STAIN
- Leaky-pen consequence
- Mark of disgrace
- Woodworker's need
- Blemish
- Blotch
- Discoloration
- Sully
- "The Human ___" (Philip Roth)
- Disgrace
- Finish up some furniture
More clues leading to the result ZIT
- Mug imperfection?
- Teenage bane
- Concealer target
- Thing popped preemptively on prom night, perhaps
- Accutane target
- It's got a red head
- Red mark
- Red spot?
- Whitehead
- Troubling spot
More clues leading to the result SNAFU
- Confusion acronym
- Big mistake
- Bollix
- Big mess
- Bad spot
- Big hiccup
- Big muddle
- Big problem
- Confused situation
- Huge screwup