The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SLUR , 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SLUR | 44 % | 4 |
| LIE | 44 % | 3 |
| 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
SLUR noun- An insult or slight.
- A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
- The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).
- A trick or deception.
- In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.
- To insult or slight.
- To run together; to articulate poorly.
- To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.
- To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
- To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
- To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.
- To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.
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 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
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