Clues for the word "PLAINT"
We've had 25 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 45 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on September 21, 2025.
Definition of plaint
- n. - Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament.
- n. - An accusation or protest on account of an injury.
- n. - A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing.
Referring Clues
- Lament
- Sorrowful cry
- Lamentation
- Bit of faultfinding
- Grievance
- Utterance of sorrow
- Utterance of sorrow
- Sorrowful sound
- Lamenta-tion
- Protest
- Sorrowful lament
- Sound of lament
- Grievance of one in factory
- Grievance of Protestant leader with post-Reformation Latin
- Simple Tory leader making statement in court
- Legal grievance
- Legal statement of grievance by one in factory
- Record turnover is not commonly a cause of prosecution
- Expression of grievance by one in factory
- Record turnover is not commonly a cause of this
- Legal suit
- Legal statement of complaint
- Sad song for ordinary time
- Squawk
- Quibble
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - September 21, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 21, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 11, 2023
- Wall Street Journal - November 29, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - September 21, 2017
- Universal - September 16, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - April 14, 2017
- LA Times - January 19, 2017
- Netword - October 19, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 04, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - August 10, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 20, 2016
- New York Times - December 11, 2015
- Netword - November 29, 2015
- Universal - April 23, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 30, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - November 26, 2012
- Universal - November 22, 2012
- Universal - October 02, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 19, 2012
- Washington Post - May 02, 2012
- Onion A.V. Club - October 05, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - October 03, 2011
- LA Times - July 07, 2011
- I Swear Crossword - February 18, 2011
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 18, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - October 18, 2010
- Guardian Speedy - October 17, 2010
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 15, 2010
- New York Times - March 16, 2009
- And in 15 more crossword puzzles...