The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STAIN , but the solution may also be STAINED which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Maculate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAIN | 25 % | 5 |
| STAINED | 25 % | 7 |
| SULLIED | 25 % | 7 |
| IMPURE | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Maculate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tarnish
- sully
- befoul
- defile
- soiled
- unclean
- foul
- defiled
- dirty
- impure
- sullied
- giraffe
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 STAINED
- Besmirched
- Not pristine
- Suffused with color
- In need of laundering
- Brought dishonor upon
- Kind of glass
- Type of glass
- ___ glass windows
- Discolored
- Spotted