SOUR Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 412 solutions for 'SOUR' with 2 to 20 letters.
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The clue "sour" last appeared in the LA Times crossword on December 3, 2023. The correct answer for this puzzle is "TART", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
SOUR with 12 letters
VINEGARINESS
12
SOUR with 13 letters
ACIDULOUSNESS
13
ARGUMENTATIVE
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CONTROVERSIAL
13
DISHARMONIOUS
13
HYPERCRITICAL
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PARTICULARITY
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SOUR AS VINEGAR
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TEMPERAMENTAL
13
SOUR with 14 letters
VINEGARISHNESS
14
SOUR with 16 letters
AGENT PROVOCATEUR
16
SOUR with 20 letters
BREAD-AND-BUTTER PICKLE
20

Top answers for SOUR crossword clue from newspapers

TART
GOBAD
RANCID
BITTER
ACERBIC
ACID
ACIDIC
VINEGARY
TURN

Definition of sour

  • a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar; go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"; having a sharp biting taste; make sour or more sour; one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons; smelling of fermentation or staleness; the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

Anagrams of sour

OR US OURS ROUS

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What is the best solution to the riddle SOUR?

Solution ACID is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ACID is 4 letters long. We have 24 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "SOUR"?

There are 412 solutions. The longest is BREAD-AND-BUTTER PICKLE with 20 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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‘SOUR’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘SOUR’ is the solution:
Clue Answer
Having an acid taste (4)
sour
Go bad, as milk (4)
Bad way to turn (4)
Like lemons (4)
Acid tasting (4)
Sweet's opposite (4)
Lip-puckering (4)
Turned; morose (4)
Acid-tasting (4)
Pucker-inducing (4)
Lemony in taste (4)
Acrid tasting (4)
Moody; acid (4)
Lemony (4)
Excessively acid (4)
Like old milk (4)
Tart tasting (4)
Like lemon juice (4)
Whiskey cocktail (4)
Whiskey drink (4)
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