"His ___ were scarlet, but his books were read." Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "His ___ were scarlet, but his books were read." . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SINS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SINS "His ___ were scarlet, but his books were read." (4)
9% PUN "His sins were scarlet, but his books were read." (3)
9% READ "His sins were scarlet, but his books were ___." (4)
6% SPEAK So to ____, as it were (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 3, 2025
6% OWN "To each his ___" (3)
6% SES French "his" (3) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
6% HOLA "Hi," in Spanish (4)
6% ARICH "If I Were __ Man" (5) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
6% ARE Were, now (3) USA Today Sep 17, 2025
6% ALOHA HI hi (5) New York Times Sep 11, 2025
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