The Clue
All over the place, as paint (9 letter answer)
The Answer
SPATTERED
Tags
Notes
The answer SPATTERED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SPATTER as a verb:
1. (spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash) = dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
2. (sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter) = rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
3. (spatter, bespatter) = spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"
SPATTERED as an adjective:
1. (dabbled, spattered, splashed, splattered) = covered with bright patches (often used in combination); "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease"
2. (bespattered, spattered, besplashed, splashed) = spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs"