The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RAT which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Tattletale crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAT | 45 % | 3 |
| SNITCH | 26 % | 6 |
| INFORMER | 8 % | 8 |
| BLABBER | 5 % | 7 |
| SQUEALER | 3 % | 8 |
| TELLER | 3 % | 6 |
| NAMER | 3 % | 5 |
| REVEALER | 3 % | 8 |
| SNITCHER | 3 % | 8 |
| BLAB | 3 % | 4 |
Why may RAT be the right solution?
The word "rat" is often used to describe someone who tells on others or reveals secrets, making it a fitting answer for the clue "Tattletale."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tattletale
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- telltale
- talebearer
- blabbermouth
- taleteller
- blab
- rapporteur
- snitch
- bully
- troublemaker
- tattler
- whiner
- complainer
Crossword Answer definitions
RAT noun- A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
- An informant or snitch.
- A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- Vagina.
- Short for muskrat.
- (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
- To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
- A scratch or a score.
- A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- To scratch or score.
- To tear, rip, rend.
- Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
- A ration.
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 RAT
- "King __" (Clavell novel)
- "King ___" or "Brother ___"
- Deserter
- Kind of race
- Race beginning?
- Sinking ship deserter
- Squeal
- Squealer
- A-mazing animal?
- Be a canary
More clues leading to the result SNITCH
- Tell all
- Whistle-blower, less flatteringly
- Tattletale
- Squeal
- Tell (on)
- Rat
- Informant
- Tell
- State secrets?
- Tattle
More clues leading to the result INFORMER
- Dime dropper
- Canary
- McLaglen's famous role.
- Betrayer of a sort.
- McLaglen's 1935 Oscar film, with "The"
- Tattletale
- Stool pigeon
More clues leading to the result BLABBER
More clues leading to the result SQUEALER
More clues leading to the result TELLER
- Withdrawal specialist?
- Penn's partner
- Bank employee
- "Father of the hydrogen bomb"
- Physicist known as the "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb," born 1/15/1908
- Oppenheimer colleague on the Manhattan Project
- Bank clerk
- Worker in a cage
- Money handler
- PIN number requester
More clues leading to the result NAMER
- Nominator
- Someone dubbing
- Adam, in Genesis 2:20
- Title giver
- New parent, typically
- New parent, eventually
- Finger pointer
- Adam, to the animals
- Snitch, perhaps
- Stool pigeon