Blotch
The crossword clue "Blotch" is answered by STAIN, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STAIN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAIN answer page.
Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for STAIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by STAIN, most used first.
- Laundry problem - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Wood finish - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Discoloration - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Blemish - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Laundry challenge - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Discolor - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Dye. - used 12 times, most recently in 2009
- Sully - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
- Blot - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Dry cleaner's challenge - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Spot - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Besmirch - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Laundry woe - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Deck application - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- One may be taken to the cleaners - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- OxiClean target - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Soil - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Splotch - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Blotch. - SMEAR, used 10 times
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