Clues for the word "SPITE"
We've had 57 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 245 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on January 02, 2026.
Definition of spite
- n. - Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite.
- n. - Vexation; chargrin; mortification.
- v. t. - To be angry at; to hate.
- v. t. - To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
- v. t. - To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
Referring Clues
- Malice
- Maliciousness
- Vengeful feeling
- Ill will
- Grudge
- Treat maliciously
- Vindictiveness
- Hurt on purpose
- In ___ of (notwithstanding)
- ___ fence (item erected to annoy a neighbor)
- Deliberately annoy
- Deliberately hurt
- Nastiness
- Malicious feeling
- Cattiness
- Resentfulness
- Treat maliciously?
- Malevolence
- Be catty
- Malicious ill will
- Venom
- Treat vindictively
- Bitter feeling
- Bad feeling
- Petty malice
- Animosity
- Bitter ill will
- Petty motivation
- Meaness
- A vengeful attitude
- Meanspiritedness
- Resentment
- Hurt the feelings of
- Malignant acts
- Acrimony
- Hateful feeling
- Rancor
- Mean-spiritedness
- Malicious ill-will
- "Cut off your nose to ___ your face"
- Hurt maliciously
- Treat with malice
- Rancour when a pest somehow gets out of line?
- Vindictive behavior
- Malicious desire
- John Prine "In ___ of Ourselves"
- Vindictive feeling
- Revenge
- Malicious behavior
- For which venom is a metaphor
- Meanness
- Desire to harm
- Evil impulse
- Intentionally hurt
- Not-so-nice motivation
- Bad blood
- Rancour when a pest somehow gets out of line?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - January 02, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - November 19, 2025
- Daily American - October 03, 2025
- Daily American - September 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 26, 2025
- LA Times - May 25, 2025
- Daily American - May 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 16, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 13, 2025
- Daily American - March 09, 2025
- Mirror Mini - January 08, 2025
- USA Today - December 23, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 03, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 27, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 17, 2024
- LA Times - October 13, 2024
- Daily American - October 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 10, 2024
- New York Times - August 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - June 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 31, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 31, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 15, 2024
- Mirror Daily - April 15, 2024
- And in 215 more crossword puzzles...