Clues for the word "PUTRID"
We've had 19 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 48 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Your Life Choices crossword on December 21, 2025.
Definition of putrid
- a. - Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction.
- a. - Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.
Referring Clues
- Foul
- Nose-puckering, in a way
- Foul-smelling
- Rotten
- Rotting
- Stinking
- Turned and set free
- Free place given precedence, which is rotten
- Set free, as foul
- Set free, is really bad
- Set free, though really bad
- Regularly spout spiteful gossip, reactionary and foul
- Rotten plonk, free
- Rotten rubbish raised retrospectively
- Set free, having gone off
- Place cleared, but rotting
- Upturned, the dirt is caked on – really bad
- Rank
- Rotten-smelling
Last Seen In
- Your Life Choices - December 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 02, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 09, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - February 19, 2025
- New York Times - February 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 22, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 18, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 16, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - July 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - February 21, 2023
- Your Life Choices - October 22, 2022
- New York Times - February 06, 2022
- Netword - October 19, 2017
- Your Life Choices - October 17, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - July 04, 2017
- New York Times - June 20, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - May 25, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 19, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - April 24, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - February 28, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 20, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 12, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - November 19, 2015
- Evening Standard Quick - October 13, 2015
- Universal - August 29, 2015
- Evening Standard Quick - August 27, 2015
- Evening Standard Quick - August 03, 2015
- USA Today - July 24, 2015
- And in 18 more crossword puzzles...