We’re looking for a word that means foul smelling for the down section of the NYT Crossword Puzzle dated July 4, 2025. There are a lot of good words for this, such as putrid, noxious, rancid, rotting, and so much more. The five-letter word we have for the answer is probably something you haven’t heard before.
What do you call something that is foul smelling
The answer to this clue is ACRID. You have putrid and rancid, all ending with the CID letters, but then, there’s acrid. This is probably a word that you’re not familiar with. It does mean having an unpleasant smell and taste. This taste will have the tendency to burn someone’s throat off.
Keep in mind, just because a piece of food smells bad doesn’t mean that it’s spoiled. It can still be eaten, and that is the appeal of a lot of food. They smell bad but taste good, but in the case of food that is acrid, just don’t eat it, or even smell it.
