Smell bad
The crossword clue "Smell bad" is answered by STINK, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STINK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STINK answer page.
Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for STINK
Every other clue in this collection answered by STINK, most used first.
- Reek - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Public outcry - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Smell awful - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Perform poorly - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Pleasant smell - AROMA, used 83 times
- Go bad - SPOIL, used 77 times
- Bad lighting? - ARSON, used 60 times
- Bad habits - VICES, used 46 times
- Enticing smell - AROMA, used 41 times
- "My bad" - SORRY, used 40 times
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