Taints
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of taint, referring to traces of contamination, corruption, or moral impurity affecting something.
“The investigation revealed taints of corruption throughout the upper levels of the organisation.”
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Ends in INTS which is shared by HINTS, MINTS, PINTS and the AI vowel pair is an early clue
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Common letters with modest tile values and the S hook extends TAINT cleanly for an extra point
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