The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BEFOUL , but the solution may also be TAINT which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in New York Times).
Pollute crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BEFOUL | 29 % | 6 |
| TAINT | 19 % | 5 |
| SOIL | 19 % | 4 |
| DEFILE | 14 % | 6 |
| DEBASE | 10 % | 6 |
| INFECT | 5 % | 6 |
| CONTAMINATE | 5 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pollute
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- contaminate
- foul
- pollutant
- sully
- spoil
- litter
- pollutants
- befoul
- despoil
- infest
- degrade
- contaminating
Crossword Answer definitions
BEFOUL verb- To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
- (specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement.
- To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).
- To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
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 BEFOUL
More clues leading to the result TAINT
More clues leading to the result SOIL
- Make dirty
- Earth
- Planting medium
- Potting need
- Erosion loss
- Pollute
- Get dirty
- Dirty
- Gardener's medium
- Planter's medium
More clues leading to the result DEFILE
- Narrow mountain pass
- Contaminate
- Make dirty
- Besmirch
- Pollute
- Sully
- Taint
- Sully, as a reputation
- Tarnish, as a reputation
- Dirty
More clues leading to the result DEBASE
- Contaminate
- Lower in character
- Take away the dignity of
- Humiliate
- Reduce in value
- Vilify
- Lower
- Adulterate
- Lower in quality
- Corrupt morally