The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOOT , but the solution may also be DIRT which is one of the most recent solution (1959 in New York Times).
Housewife's bete noire crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOOT | 33 % | 4 |
| DISHPAN | 33 % | 7 |
| DIRT | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Housewife's bete noire
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- anathema
- ogre
- bugaboo
- bane
- sanchez
- dirt
- grime
- sale
- soot
- bleak
- code
- dark
Crossword Answer definitions
SOOT noun- Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.
- To cover or dress with soot.
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 SOOT
- Chimney fallout
- Chimney stuff
- Sweep's target
- Flue build-up
- It's found in a stack
- Carbon particles
- Chimney coating
- Flue problem
- What a chimney sweep sweeps
- Lampblack
More clues leading to the result DISHPAN
- ___ hands (washing woe)
- ___ hands (kitchen woe)
- ___ hands: homemaker's woe
- Old-style kitchen washing receptacle
- Like some hands
- Large vessel
- Kitchen utensil
- Suds holder
- Plastic kitchen tub
- Housewife's bête noire.