Gave off a bad odour (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gave off a bad odour featured in Puzzler Backwords puzzle on February 19, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SMELT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMELT Gave off a bad odour (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 19, 2026
25% REEKED After eating the last piece of cheese, Derek unfortunately gave off a bad odour (6)
3% CAVED Gave in (5) USA Today Feb 15, 2026
3% ACCEDED Gave in (7) Newsday Feb 13, 2026
3% SMELL Odour (5) (5) Mirror Classic Feb 5, 2026
3% REEK Offensive odour (4) (4) Puzzler Dec 31, 2025
3% TANK Cistern gave off an odour without top (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Nov 1, 2025
2% DEFINED Gave meaning to (7) LA Times Daily Feb 19, 2026
2% OKD Gave the nod (3) Universal Feb 18, 2026
2% KNEED Gave a leg up to? (5) LA Times Daily Feb 18, 2026

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