The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BLOT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Ink stain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
BLOT | 92 % | 4 |
SMUDGE | 3 % | 6 |
BLOB | 3 % | 4 |
BLOTCH | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ink stain
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- blot
- blotch
- spot
- blotting
- stain
- black
- tack
- hatch
- spotted
- spotty
- discoloration
- plautus
Crossword Answer definitions
BLOT noun- A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
- A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
- An exposed piece in backgammon.
- To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
- To soak up or absorb liquid.
- To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
- To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
- To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
- To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
- To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.
- To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
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 BLOT
- Smudge
- Stain
- Use a paper towel
- Rorschach pattern
- Splotch
- Rorschach unit
- Inkjet snafu
- Dab dry
- Stain or disgrace
- Rorschach image
More clues leading to the result SMUDGE
- Leaky-pen leaving
- Eraser leaving
- Avocado grove pot
- Soot spot
- Bad mark
- Dirty mark
- Smear
- Makeup mishap
- Calligraphy accident
- Finger mark
More clues leading to the result BLOB
- Indistinct shape
- Oozing movie monster
- Shapeless mass
- Formless mass
- Slimy sci-fi menace
- Amoebic shape
- Oozy lump
- Classic 1958 horror film, with "The"
- Amorphous mass
- 1958 movie alien, with "the"