The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word MAR , but the solution may also be SMIRCH which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Taint crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAR | 30 % | 3 |
| SOIL | 11 % | 4 |
| POLLUTE | 8 % | 7 |
| CORRUPT | 8 % | 7 |
| TARNISH | 8 % | 7 |
| DEFILE | 5 % | 6 |
| LACE | 5 % | 4 |
| STAIN | 3 % | 5 |
| SPOT | 3 % | 4 |
| SMIRCH | 3 % | 6 |
| SULLY | 3 % | 5 |
| INFECT | 3 % | 6 |
| NAW | 3 % | 3 |
| STIGMA | 3 % | 6 |
| DISCOLOR | 3 % | 8 |
| POISON | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Taint
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- defile
- sully
- contamination
- corrupt
- cloud
- infect
- contaminate
- rot
- blemish
- smudge
- smear
- blot
Crossword Answer definitions
MAR noun- A blemish.
- To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
- A small lake.
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 MAR
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 POLLUTE
- "Give a hoot, don't ___"
- What clean energy doesn't do
- Foul the air
- Defile
- Taint
- Foul
- Contaminate
- Litter, say
- Contaminate, as water
- What Woodsy Owl asked you not to do
More clues leading to the result CORRUPT
- Start of a quote by 36A
- Depraved
- Crooked
- Taint
- Stain
- Debase.
- Taking bribes.
- Debase
- Bribable, say
- Lacking integrity
More clues leading to the result TARNISH
- Stain, as a rep
- Lose luster
- Stain, as a reputation
- Taint
- Stain
- Become discolored, as silverware
- Besmirch
- Sully, as a reputation
- Sully
- Silver flaw
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 LACE
- Spike, as a punch
- __ into (assail)
- "Arsenic and Old ___"
- Queen Anne's __
- Curtain fabric
- Tie up
- Tie up a few loose ends
- Wedding dress feature
- Bralette material
- Intertwine
More clues leading to the result STAIN
- Leaky-pen consequence
- Mark of disgrace
- Woodworker's need
- Blemish
- Blotch
- Discoloration
- Sully
- "The Human ___" (Philip Roth)
- Disgrace
- Finish up some furniture
More clues leading to the result SPOT
- Dalmatian's name?
- Dry-cleaner's target
- Good name for a leopard?
- It may be soft or sweet
- Locale
- TV commercial
- "See __ run"
- Dick and Jane's dog
- Dick's dog
- Pet's name
More clues leading to the result SMIRCH
- Sully
- Taint
- Tarnish
- Blot on one's reputation.
- Sully.
- Discredit
- Discrediting act
- Soil
- Insult the name of
- Dishonor
More clues leading to the result SULLY
- Defile
- Besmirch
- Tarnish
- Muck up
- Stain
- 2016 film subtitled "Miracle on the Hudson"
- Pilot played by Hanks
- Besmirch.
- Smirch.
- Tarnish.
More clues leading to the result INFECT
More clues leading to the result NAW
- Antonym of Cooperish response
- "Yeah" rejoinder
- "Yup" rejoinder
- Slangy denial
- "Yup" opposite
- Apt rhyme for "pshaw"
- Folksy negative
- "Ain't for me"
- "C'mon, you're kidding, right?"
- "I'll pass"
More clues leading to the result STIGMA
- Mark of disgrace
- Sign of disgrace
- Mark of shame
- Blot
- Hawthorne's "scarlet letter," e.g.
- Brand of disgrace
- Bad branding?
- Mark of infamy
- Black eye
- Scarlet letter, e.g.