OxiClean target

The answer

STAIN

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAIN answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2015. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Blotch - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• 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
• Soil - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Splotch - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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• Exorcism target - DEMON, used 26 times
• Exorcist's target - DEMON, used 19 times
• Target competitor - KMART, used 19 times

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