Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, ___ Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UMAMI Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, ___ (5) USA Today Oct 19, 2023
8% TASTE Sweet, sour, bitter, or salty (5)
7% PICKLES Sour and salty cucumbers in a jar (7)
6% TART Sour (4) Universal Dec 16, 2025
6% ACIDDROP Sour-tasting boiled sweet (8) The Times Concise Nov 4, 2025
6% ACERB Maple shrub, black, bitter and sour (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
5% TEAR Salty drop (4) LA Times Daily Dec 23, 2025
5% OCEANS Salty five (6) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
5% MARINER Salty one (7) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
5% ACRID Bitter (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 19, 2025

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