The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SMEARS , but the solution may also be DIRTIES which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Drags through the mud crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMEARS | 43 % | 6 |
| MALIGNS | 29 % | 7 |
| VILIFIES | 14 % | 8 |
| DIRTIES | 14 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drags through the mud
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- draggle
- bemire
- drabble
- traduce
- asperse
- badmouth
- malign
- slop
- squelch
- slopped
- splash
- squelched
Crossword Answer definitions
SMEARS verb- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
- To become spread by smearing.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
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 SMEARS
- Microscope-slide samples
- Lopsided victories
- Faulty applications?
- Bad-mouths
- Campaign materials?
- Slanders
- Campaign mud
- Defamations
- Vilifies
- Defames
More clues leading to the result MALIGNS
- Bad-mouths
- Disparages
- Slanders
- Casts in a bad light
- Defames.
- Slanders.
- Drags through the mud
- Vilifies
- Bad--mouths
- Slings mud at