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Stale Crossword Clue

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Crossword clue last updated: 09/07/2026

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Hint 1: Meaning
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale" .
Hint 2: Synonyms
OLD, COLD, TIRED
Hint 3: Best answers
OLD, TIRED, TRITE

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Best answers for Stale

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All 14 answers for Stale

Stale with 3 letters (1)

AnswerLetters
OLD3

Stale with 4 letters (1)

AnswerLetters
COLD4

Stale with 5 letters (4)

AnswerLetters
TIRED5
TRITE5
DATED5
DUSTY5

Stale with 6 letters (4)

AnswerLetters
RANCID6
OLDHAT6
STALED6
STALES6

Stale with 7 letters (2)

AnswerLetters
DUSTIER7
STALING7

Stale with 8 letters (1)

AnswerLetters
DUSTIEST8

Stale with 9 letters (1)

AnswerLetters
MOTH-EATEN9

Synonyms for Stale

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(Turned) sour17%
19th-century, say17%
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Advanced in years17%
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Ancient17%
Antique17%
Antique is regularly oiled17%
Archaic17%
Bad new cocaine found in police bust17%
Banal17%
Batsman having got amongst the bowlers this amount?17%
Beat17%
Beaten to death17%
Been-there-done-that17%
Behind the times17%
Behind the times (2 wds.)17%
Bound over river - it's drained17%
Bound round run getting exhausted17%
Bound to eat last bit of cracker that's stale17%
Bum crack?17%
Bushed17%
Bygone17%
Clich17%
Clichéd part of last rites17%
Clichéd term receives immense television exposure initially17%
Commonplace section of last rites17%
Conducted 4 across square17%
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Dated (2 wds.)17%

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What's the best solution for Stale?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Stale is OLD. Other possible answers include TIRED, TRITE, RANCID, DATED, OLDHAT, cold, dustier, dustiest, among others.

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We have found 14 possible answers for the crossword clue Stale.

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What is another word for Stale?

We list 8 synonyms related to Stale. Common alternatives include COLD, DUSTY, STALED, STALES.

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