The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STAIN which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2004.
Discolor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
STAIN | 75 % | 5 |
TAINT | 13 % | 5 |
TARNISH | 6 % | 7 |
MAR | 6 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Discolor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- discolour
- colour
- stain
- corrode
- discolours
- discoloration
- discolouring
- oxidize
- disintegrate
- discolorations
- tarnish
- darken
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 TAINT
More clues leading to the result TARNISH
- Stain, as a rep
- Lose luster
- Stain, as a reputation
- Taint
- Stain
- Become discolored, as silverware
- Besmirch
- Sully, as a reputation
- Sully
- Silver flaw