The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word BITTERSWEET which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2000.
Pleasant and painful crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BITTERSWEET | 100 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pleasant and painful
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bittersweet
- stoic
- interest
- stoical
- hard
- relief
- sour
- sweeten
- sweetened
- unpleasant
- sensibility
- pine
Crossword Answer definitions
BITTERSWEET noun- Solanum dulcamara.
- Bittersweetness.
- A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
- A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
- Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
- A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.
- Both bitter and sweet.
- Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
- Of bittersweet color.
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