The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STAINS , but the solution may also be SPOTS which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Blemishes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAINS | 21 % | 6 |
| SCARS | 17 % | 5 |
| WARTS | 17 % | 5 |
| SPOTS | 13 % | 5 |
| BLOTS | 8 % | 5 |
| STIGMATA | 4 % | 8 |
| FLAWS | 4 % | 5 |
| MARS | 4 % | 4 |
| EYESORES | 4 % | 8 |
| TAINTS | 4 % | 6 |
| SORES | 4 % | 5 |
Why may SPOTS be the right solution?
The word "blemishes" typically refers to imperfections or marks on the skin, and "SPOTS" is a common synonym for such blemishes.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Blemishes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- flaw
- deface
- disfigure
- spot
- defect
- blobs
- blotches
- blots
- defaults
- defects
- deficiencies
- failings
Crossword Answer definitions
STAINS 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 STAINS
- Washday woes
- Besmirches
- Spots
- They get taken to the cleaners
- Sign of a bib's use
- Laundry woes
- Discolorations
- Blemishes
- Laundry problems
- Dyes for wood
More clues leading to the result SCARS
- Marring marks
- Lasting wounds
- "He jests at __...": Romeo
- Enduring marks
- Mementos of mending
- Former wounds
- Injury reminders
- Battle lines?
- Swordfight souvenirs
- Painful memories
More clues leading to the result WARTS
- __ and all (as is)
- Feature of toad's legs?
- Plantar problem?
- Imperfections
- Figurative faults
- Bumps on a hog?
- Unflattering biographer's inclusions
- Viral lumps
- ___ and all
- ___ and all (as is)
More clues leading to the result SPOTS
- Tea units, to the Brits
- Can be on a dog
- Dalmatian feature
- Parking places
- Catches sight of
- Picks out
- Sees
- Leopard's markings
- Leopard's coat characteristic
- Dalmatian's array
More clues leading to the result BLOTS
- LSD units
- Rorschach test fodder
- They may be interpreted in a shrink's office
- Ink-spill leftovers
- Reputation demerits
- Soaks up, as a spill
- Discoloring stains
- Uses Bounty, for example
- Ink stains
- Blemishes
More clues leading to the result STIGMATA
- Pollen receptor
- Holes in one's hands
- Marks of blemish.
- Small marks or scars.
- Identifying marks
- Marks of disgrace
- Blemishes
More clues leading to the result FLAWS
- Dents and scratches
- Parts that need fixing
- Shortcomings
- Imperfections
- Glitches, or worse
- Defects
- They may be tragic
- Loopholes, for the most part
- Reasons for returns
- Diamond devaluers
More clues leading to the result MARS
- The Red Planet
- Popular chocolate bar
- Viking destination
- Its year is 687 Earth days long
- Red planet
- Crooner Bruno
- Setting of the sci-fi story "Out of the Silent Planet"
- Whence the Stranger in "Stranger in a Strange Land"
- What Deimos and Phobos orbit
- Celestial body
More clues leading to the result EYESORES
- Styes
- Sties
- Boarded up buildings, e.g.
- Skyscrapers, to some
- Ugly sights
- They're not pretty sights
- Unsavory sights
- Junkyards, e.g.
- Blights
- Dilapidated buildings, say