Pungent-smelling
The crossword clue "Pungent-smelling" is answered by ACRID, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ACRID
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACRID answer page.
Used 22 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ACRID
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACRID, most used first.
- Bitter - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Pungent - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Caustic - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Bitterly pungent - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
- Sharp-smelling - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Bitter-tasting - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Biting - used 22 times, most recently in 2020
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Pungent bulb - ONION, used 48 times
- Foul-smelling - FETID, used 30 times
- Pungent salad green - CRESS, used 27 times
- Fruity-smelling compound - ESTER, used 24 times
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