The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FETID , but the solution may also be NOISOME which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Foul-smelling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FETID | 31 % | 5 |
| PUTRID | 15 % | 6 |
| OLID | 15 % | 4 |
| NOISOME | 11 % | 7 |
| ACRID | 6 % | 5 |
| RANCID | 6 % | 6 |
| NASTY | 4 % | 5 |
| RANK | 4 % | 4 |
| RIPE | 4 % | 4 |
| GAMY | 2 % | 4 |
| FUNKY | 2 % | 5 |
| REEKY | 2 % | 5 |
Why may NOISOME be the right solution?
The word "noisome" means having an extremely offensive odor or unpleasant smell, making it an appropriate answer for the clue "foul-smelling".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Foul-smelling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stinking
- malodorous
- smelly
- fetid
- foetid
- putrid
- foul
- noisome
- funky
- smelliest
- odorous
- stench
Crossword Answer definitions
FETID noun- The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.
- Foul-smelling, stinking.
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 FETID
- Stinky
- Bad smelling
- Malodorous
- Having an offensive odour
- Foul-smelling
- Rank
- Stale and then some
- Stinking to high heaven
- Reeking
- Smelly
More clues leading to the result PUTRID
More clues leading to the result OLID
- Foul smelling
- Foul
- Old synonym of stinky
- Smelly
- Malodorous
- Strong-smelling
- Foul-smelling
- Nasally offensive
- Having a disagreeable smell.
- Fetid.
More clues leading to the result NOISOME
- Foul-smelling
- Harmful
- Very offensive
- Nauseating
- Stinking
- Smelly
- Stinky (but not necessarily loud, surprisingly)
- Offensive
- Putrid
- Disgusting
More clues leading to the result ACRID
- Biting
- Pungent
- Bitter
- Overly pungent
- Sharply stinging
- Unpleasantly pungent
- Like dogbane
- Acidic
- Caustic
- Too pungent
More clues leading to the result RANCID
- Bad-tasting
- Foul-smelling
- Putrid
- Not palatable
- Like old butter
- Like bad butter
- Like bad milk
- Sour
- Stale-smelling
- Causing serious nose-wrinkling
More clues leading to the result NASTY
- Malicious
- Painful
- Particularly unpleasant
- Bitter
- Foul-smelling
- Not at all nice
- Mean-spirited
- Foul-tasking
- Vile
- Janet Jackson, 1986
More clues leading to the result RANK
- File's partner
- Assign places to
- Awful-smelling
- Foul
- Rear admiral, e.g.
- Standing
- What a superior might pull
- Captain, for 28-Down
- Number in chess notation
- Super smelly
More clues leading to the result RIPE
- In one's prime
- Mature
- Ready for picking
- Ready to pluck
- Mellow
- Ready to eat
- Ready to eat, say
- Opportune
- Juicy, perhaps
- Nubile, in a way
More clues leading to the result GAMY
- Ill-smelling
- Rank
- Like dark meat
- Like meat past its prime
- Foul-smelling
- Really ripe
- Like venison's flavor
- Scandalous
- Like venison or wild boar
- Like venison
More clues leading to the result FUNKY
- Humorously unconventional
- Evil-smelling
- Musty-smelling
- Foul-smelling
- Bluesy, in jazz
- Like James Brown's music
- Like old-time blues with a beat
- Like some bass lines
- "My name is Prince, and I am ___" (Prince lyric)