The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNUFF which also is the latest solution we found used in Crosswords Media in 2003.
Charred portion of a candlewick crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNUFF | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Charred portion of a candlewick
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- snuff
- brand
- branded
- branding
- burn
- char
- cinder
- cinders
- coal
- coke
- seared
- charring
Crossword Answer definitions
SNUFF noun- Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
- Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue; see also snus.
- A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
- The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
- Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
- Snot, mucus.
- Smell, scent, odour.
- To inhale through the nose.
- To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.
- The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).
- Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.
- A murder.
- A form of pornographic film which involves someone actually being murdered.
- To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
- To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.
- To kill a person; to snuff out.
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