Sour - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Sour?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Sour is ACID. Other possible answers include ACERB, ACETIC, ACIDIC, CURDLE, MOROSE, RANCID, SPOIL, TART, VINEGARY.

Q: How many solutions are there for Sour?

We have found 10 possible answers for the crossword clue Sour.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Sour?

Clues like Sour often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Daily Express, Financial Times Polymath, The Sunday Times Mephisto, Financial Times Daily, The Times Jumbo, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 07/08/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Sour.

5 letter answer(s) to sour

ACERB

harsh or corrosive in tone;
sour or bitter in taste

SPOIL

(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
alter from the original
become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
Ruin
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
the act of stripping and taking by force

6 letter answer(s) to sour

ACETIC

relating to or containing acetic acid

ACIDIC

being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
being sour to the taste
In a caustic manner

CURDLE

go bad or sour; "The milk curdled"
turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"
turn into curds; "curdled milk"

MOROSE

showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"

RANCID

(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"
smelling of fermentation or staleness

4 letter answer(s) to sour

ACID

any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
being sour to the taste
harsh or corrosive in tone;
having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction"
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

TART

a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
a small open pie with a fruit filling
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"
tasting sour like a lemon

8 letter answer(s) to sour

VINEGARY

having a sour disposition; ill-tempered
tasting or smelling like vinegar

Frequently asked questions about ‘Sour’

What's the best solution for Sour?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Sour is ACID. Other possible answers include ACERB, ACETIC, ACIDIC, CURDLE, MOROSE, RANCID, SPOIL, TART, VINEGARY.

How many solutions are there for Sour?

We have found 10 possible answers for the crossword clue Sour.

Which crosswords feature clues like Sour?

Clues like Sour often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Daily Express, Financial Times Polymath, The Sunday Times Mephisto, Financial Times Daily, The Times Jumbo, among others.

Clue	Answers
_empty_	760
Sharp	22
Gloomy	19
Ruin	12
Kind of acid	10
Rot	10
Nasty	9
Rotten	9
Turn	9
Biting	7
Bitter	7
Go bad	7
Pamper	6
Stale	6
Cutting	5
Down in the dumps	5
Kind of rock	5
Tart	5
Vicious	5
___ acid	5
Bakery product	4
Caustic	4
Repugnant	4
Sharp-tasting	4
Sulky	4
Big test	3
Gone bad	3
Lugubrious	3
Mar	3
Moody	3
Mordant	3
Sullen	3
Vinegary	3
Astringent	2
Bakery buy	2
Burn cause	2
Burning substance	2
Dote on	2
Extremely sharp	2
Gone off	2
It was dropped in the '60	2
It was dropped in the 60'	2
Like sour grapes	2
Lip-puckering	2
Sharp-tongued	2
Sour-tasting	2
Turned off	2
(Of fats) stale	1
(Turned) sour	1
A child regularly rejected tart	1

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