The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word VILE , but the solution may also be LOW which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in King Syndicate).
Contemptible crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VILE | 34 % | 4 |
| BASE | 17 % | 4 |
| LOW | 12 % | 3 |
| MANGY | 10 % | 5 |
| MEAN | 7 % | 4 |
| DESPICABLE | 2 % | 10 |
| EVIL | 2 % | 4 |
| SCURVY | 2 % | 6 |
| PETTY | 2 % | 5 |
| ODIOUS | 2 % | 6 |
| BEGGARLY | 2 % | 8 |
| SORRY | 2 % | 5 |
| NOGOOD | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contemptible
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- despicable
- pathetic
- pitiful
- pitiable
- miserable
- ignoble
- abject
- low-down
- scummy
- scurvy
- low
- hateful
Crossword Answer definitions
VILE adjective- Morally low; base; despicable.
- Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
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 VILE
- Despicable
- Disgusting
- Contemptible
- Reprehensible
- Foul
- Miserable
- Apt anagram of "evil"
- Abhorrent
- Beneath contempt
- Awful-tasting
More clues leading to the result BASE
- Diamond corner
- Kind of pay
- Military installation
- Safari camp
- Shea sack
- Foundation
- Knavish
- Ballplayer's theft
- Headquarters
- See 40-Across
More clues leading to the result LOW
- Like some blows
- Girl Scout founder
- Immoral
- First gear
- Contemptible
- In need of supplies
- Like a bass
- Underhanded
- With 39-Across, like some cigarettes
- At sea level
More clues leading to the result MANGY
- Worn , as a rug
- Squalid
- Rundown and filthy
- Like many a mutt
- Like a stray mutt
- Contemptible
- Shabby
- Unkempt
- Like some strays
- Like some stray mutts
More clues leading to the result MEAN
- Average
- Cruel
- Intend
- Like football's Joe Greene
- Low-down and nasty
- Greenwich __ time
- Nasty
- __-spirited
- Low-down
- Downright nasty
More clues leading to the result DESPICABLE
More clues leading to the result EVIL
- Agatha Christie's "___ Under the Sun"
- Beyond bad
- Dark forces
- Doctor opposing Austin Powers
- Like Lucifer
- Like some spirits
- Mean business
- Satanic
- Sinister
- Wicked
More clues leading to the result SCURVY
More clues leading to the result PETTY
- Big name at Daytona
- Kind of cash or officer
- Super Bowl XLII halftime entertainer Tom
- Small-minded
- Kind of theft
- 7-time Winston Cup winner Richard
- Of little importance
- Of minor importance
- Tom who sang "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
- Picayune
More clues leading to the result ODIOUS
- Contemptible
- Repugnant
- Hateful
- Abominable
- Despicable
- Loathsome
- Beyond offensive
- Inspiring repugnance
- Particularly awful
- Thoroughly vile
More clues leading to the result BEGGARLY
More clues leading to the result SORRY
- Good for nothing
- "Pardon me!"
- Contrite
- Game with an exclamation point in its name
- Woebegone
- "My fault"
- Rue-smitten
- "My bad"
- Classic board game
- "My humble apologies!"