The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word IMPURE , but the solution may also be DEF which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Tainted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IMPURE | 50 % | 6 |
| BAD | 22 % | 3 |
| STAINED | 11 % | 7 |
| POISONED | 6 % | 8 |
| UNPURE | 6 % | 6 |
| DEF | 6 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tainted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rotten
- damaged
- sullied
- flyblown
- tarnished
- blemished
- spotted
- stained
- corrupt
- besmirched
- contaminated
- corrupted
Crossword Answer definitions
IMPURE verb- To defile; to pollute
- Not pure
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 IMPURE
- Mixed with other things
- Contaminated
- Tainted
- Sullied
- Maculate
- Foul
- Adulterated.
- Sullied.
- Unwholesome.
- Defiled
More clues leading to the result BAD
- Adverse
- Below standard
- Michael Jackson smash
- Not good
- "___ Boys" (1983)
- "___ Moon Rising"
- Quite inadequate
- Rotten egg, e.g.
- Unfavorable
- Incorrect
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 POISONED
- Done in à la Hamlet's father
- Like the victims in "Arsenic and Old Lace"
- Like a certain fairy tale apple
- Tainted.
- Polluted, as pens or minds
- Like four ill-fated popes, it's said
- Like some arrows or pens
- Like toxic food