The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SMEARED , but the solution may also be BESMIRCHED which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Sullied crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMEARED | 17 % | 7 |
| DIRTY | 9 % | 5 |
| TAINTED | 9 % | 7 |
| DEFILED | 9 % | 7 |
| STAINED | 9 % | 7 |
| IMPURE | 9 % | 6 |
| DIRTIED | 4 % | 7 |
| UNCLEAN | 4 % | 7 |
| ATTAINTED | 4 % | 9 |
| SPOTTED | 4 % | 7 |
| TARNISHED | 4 % | 9 |
| SOILED | 4 % | 6 |
| MARRED | 4 % | 6 |
| BEFOULED | 4 % | 8 |
| BESMIRCHED | 4 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sullied
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- flyblown
- tarnished
- blemished
- damaged
- tainted
- spotted
- stained
- besmirched
- defiled
- contaminated
- maculate
- poisoned
Crossword Answer definitions
SMEARED verb- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
- To become spread by smearing.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
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 SMEARED
- Libeled
- Slandered
- Spread
- Bad-mouthed
- Spread liberally
- Villified
- Applied liberally
- Bad-mouthed publicly
- Took political potshots at
- Participated in an ugly campaign
More clues leading to the result DIRTY
- "____ Harry"
- Kind of pool
- How lovers might talk
- Like kids, often, or inappropriate for kids
- __ Harry
- Indecent
- Like cops who emulate criminals
- Unscrupulous, as a fighter
- Below-the-belt
- Word before linen or old man
More clues leading to the result TAINTED
- No longer pure
- Sullied
- Despoiled
- Impure
- Tarnished
- Contaminated.
- Somewhat corrupt.
- Smirched.
- Noxious; poisonous
- Contaminated
More clues leading to the result DEFILED
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
More clues leading to the result IMPURE
- Mixed with other things
- Contaminated
- Tainted
- Sullied
- Maculate
- Foul
- Adulterated.
- Sullied.
- Unwholesome.
- Defiled
More clues leading to the result DIRTIED
More clues leading to the result UNCLEAN
More clues leading to the result ATTAINTED
More clues leading to the result SPOTTED
- Glimpsed
- Not one solid color, maybe
- Saw
- Like Dalmatians
- Laid eyes on
- Like a leopard moth's wings
- Like a ladybug
- Caught
- Accurately located: Mil.
- Espied.
More clues leading to the result TARNISHED
More clues leading to the result SOILED
- Like inedible underwear?
- Dirty
- Not pristine
- Consigned to the hamper, say
- In need of laundering
- Stained
- Got dirty
- Not clean
- Far from pristine
- Messed up
More clues leading to the result MARRED
- Graffiti-covered
- Did some damage to
- Scratched up
- Imperfect
- Disfigured
- Less than perfect
- Spoiled
- Ruined
- Damaged
- Scratched, say