The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STAIN , but the solution may also be DAB which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Blot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAIN | 21 % | 5 |
| STIGMA | 21 % | 6 |
| DAB | 17 % | 3 |
| DABAT | 8 % | 5 |
| ABSORB | 8 % | 6 |
| DAUB | 8 % | 4 |
| SMEAR | 4 % | 5 |
| MAR | 4 % | 3 |
| SMUTCH | 4 % | 6 |
| TAINT | 4 % | 5 |
Why may DAB be the right solution?
The word "blot" suggests a small amount of something, and "dab" means to apply lightly or with small, quick touches, making it a suitable solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Blot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stain
- fleck
- smirch
- smudge
- smear
- blob
- spot
- daub
- slur
- blemish
- slick
- wipe
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 STIGMA
- Mark of disgrace
- Sign of disgrace
- Mark of shame
- Blot
- Hawthorne's "scarlet letter," e.g.
- Brand of disgrace
- Bad branding?
- Mark of infamy
- Black eye
- Scarlet letter, e.g.
More clues leading to the result DAB
- Apply, as ointment
- Smidgen
- Spot of butter
- Pinch
- Pat gently
- Lightly apply
- Bit of cream
- Smidge
- Little bit
- Application of mousse
More clues leading to the result DABAT
- Pat gently
- Sponge gently
- Lightly touch
- Touch lightly
- Clean, as a wound
- Pat
- Touch with gauze
- Blot with a tissue
- Tap lightly on
- Touch lightly, as the corner of one's eye
More clues leading to the result ABSORB
- Gather in
- Soak up
- Sponge up
- Muffle, as shock
- Be like a sponge
- Take in
- Act like a sponge
- Incorporate
- Suck up, like a sponge
- Hold with rapt attention
More clues leading to the result DAUB
- Paint carelessly
- Paint sloppily
- Pat on
- Besmear
- Paint unskillfully
- Apply without care, as paint
- Apply thickly
- Color crudely
- Smear
- Use a Q-Tip, perhaps
More clues leading to the result SMEAR
- Vilify during a campaign
- Libel
- Mess up the makeup
- Bad mouth
- Talk shit about
- ___ campaign
- Tarnish
- Apply Vaseline
- Besmirch
- Blurry mess