The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VITRIOL which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 2002.
Scathing words crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VITRIOL | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scathing words
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- vitriol
- lash
- acid
- truculent
- trash
- trashed
- trashing
- caustic
- flame
- slam
- pan
- sulfur
Crossword Answer definitions
VITRIOL noun- Sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates.
- (by extension) Bitterly abusive language.
- To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
- To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.
- To vitriolize.
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