Bad-mouth Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad-mouth featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on November 22, 2025. We have found 43 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ASPERSE.

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Crossword Answer For Bad-mouth:

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24 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ASPERSE Bad-mouth (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
DIS Badmouth (3) Commuter Sep 17, 2025
DISS Bad-mouth (4) USA Today Quick Jul 23, 2025
WS Bad-mouth (2) USA Today Quick Jul 23, 2025
SMEAR Bad-mouth (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 2, 2025
TRADUCE Badmouth (7) The Guardian Quick Jun 1, 2023
ABASE Badmouth (5) Family Time Mar 26, 2023
MALIGN Bad-mouth (6) Universal Jan 30, 2022
SLAM Bad-mouth (4) New York Times Nov 14, 2019
RIPON Bad-mouth (5) New York Times Jan 17, 2018

19 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
42% MALIGNS Bad-mouths (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 20, 2025
40% HATESON Bad-mouths (7) Universal Jul 19, 2025
40% TRASHTALKS Bad-mouths (10) Commuter Jul 2, 2025
40% REVILED Bad-mouthed (7) The Sun Mini May 10, 2024
40% TRASHED Bad-mouthed (7) USA Today Dec 26, 2022
40% DUMPSON Bad-mouths (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2021
40% SNIPESAT Bad-mouths (8) Wall Street Journal May 4, 2019
40% ASPERSES Bad-mouths (8)
40% DISSED Bad-mouthed (6) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2017
40% TRASHES Bad-mouths (7) Thomas Joseph Jun 18, 2016

Clues for The Wall Street Journal Puzzle on November 22, 2025

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To "bad-mouth" someone means to speak negatively about them. In this context, "DIS" is a slang term that means to disrespect or criticize someone. It's a concise and informal way to convey the act of speaking ill of someone in a crossword puzzle.