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 |
| IMPURE | 9 % | 6 |
| DIRTY | 9 % | 5 |
| TAINTED | 9 % | 7 |
| STAINED | 9 % | 7 |
| DEFILED | 9 % | 7 |
| BESMIRCHED | 4 % | 10 |
| DIRTIED | 4 % | 7 |
| ATTAINTED | 4 % | 9 |
| UNCLEAN | 4 % | 7 |
| TARNISHED | 4 % | 9 |
| SPOTTED | 4 % | 7 |
| SOILED | 4 % | 6 |
| BEFOULED | 4 % | 8 |
| MARRED | 4 % | 6 |
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 IMPURE
- Mixed with other things
- Contaminated
- Tainted
- Sullied
- Maculate
- Foul
- Adulterated.
- Sullied.
- Unwholesome.
- Defiled
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 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 DEFILED
More clues leading to the result BESMIRCHED
More clues leading to the result DIRTIED
More clues leading to the result ATTAINTED
More clues leading to the result UNCLEAN
More clues leading to the result TARNISHED
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 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