Sully
The crossword clue "Sully" is answered by TAINT, a 5-letter entry. Used 86 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TAINT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAINT answer page.
Used 86 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 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.
- DEFILE (14 uses in xd)
- TARNISH (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAINT
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAINT, most used first.
- Contaminate - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Corrupt - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Besmirch - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Make impure - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Tarnish - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Spoil - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Pollute - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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- Spud - TATER, used 314 times
- Lukewarm - TEPID, used 252 times
- Doctrine - TENET, used 234 times
- Rich cake - TORTE, used 234 times
- Characteristic - TRAIT, used 226 times
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