The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LIE , but the solution may also be DISS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Bit of slander crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LIE | 44 % | 3 |
| SLUR | 44 % | 4 |
| DISS | 11 % | 4 |
Why may DISS be the right solution?
The answer "DISS" is the right solution because it is a common slang term for a bit of slander or disrespectful criticism.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bit of slander
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- calumny
- libel
- lie
- slur
- smear
- spatter
- aspersion
- bespatter
- defamation
- defaming
- detraction
- obtrectation
Crossword Answer definitions
LIE noun- The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
- The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
- The position of a fetus in the womb.
- A manner of lying; relative position.
- An animal's lair.
- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
- To convey a false image or impression.
- To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
- An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
- A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth
- Anything that misleads or disappoints.
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 LIE
- "The check is in the mail," often
- Course position
- Fish story
- Flunk a polygraph
- Golfer's consideration
- Make the polygraph go nuts
- Pinocchio's downfall
- Sprawl
- Swear that black is white
- Tell a whopper
More clues leading to the result SLUR
- Aspersion
- Pronounce indistinctly
- Disparage
- Calumny
- Bad-mouth
- Cast aspersions on
- Insulting words
- N-bomb, e.g.
- Sound like you've had a few too many
- Speak indistinctly