Speak ill of
The crossword clue "Speak ill of" is answered by SLUR, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLUR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLUR answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
Other clues for SLUR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLUR, most used first.
- Speak unclearly - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Aspersion - used 74 times, most recently in 2025
- Insult - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Disparaging remark - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Speak indistinctly - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Insulting remark - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Disparage - used 35 times, most recently in 2023
- Pronounce indistinctly - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Put-down - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Utter indistinctly - used 18 times, most recently in 2016
- Curved line, in music - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Cast aspersions on - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
- Speak drunkenly - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Talk drunkenly - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
- Fail to enunciate - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Innuendo. - used 11 times, most recently in 2006
- Utter unclearly - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Arc on a musical score - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Bit of slander - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Nasty remark - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Slanderous remark - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Elide - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
- Musical mark - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
- Shpeak like thish - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Sling mud at - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Bit of mudslinging - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Disparaging comment - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Hurtful remark - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Tie over, in music - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
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.
- "Even ___ speak" - ASWE, used 71 times
- Speak hoarsely - RASP, used 69 times
- Ill-mannered - RUDE, used 67 times
- Move, in Realtor-speak - RELO, used 62 times
- Ill temper - BILE, used 60 times
- ___ were (so to speak) - ASIT, used 60 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.