The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RUE , but the solution may also be REPENT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Universal uClick).
Be sorry for crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUE | 57 % | 3 |
| REGRET | 21 % | 6 |
| PITY | 14 % | 4 |
| REPENT | 7 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Be sorry for
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- regret
- rue
- mourn
- lament
- lamented
- earn
- ern
- grieve
- mournful
- mourning
- sorrow
- tray
Crossword Answer definitions
RUE noun- Sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Pity; compassion.
- To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
- To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- To feel compassion or pity.
- To feel sorrow or regret.
- Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RUE
- "The Murders in the __ Morgue"
- Actress McClanahan
- 35D, in Paris
- Be contrite
- Feel remorse
- McClanahan of "The Golden Girls"
- Paris street
- Quebec street-sign word
- Sorry state
- Street in Paris
More clues leading to the result REGRET
- Feel contrition
- "King Lear" theme
- Have second thoughts
- Feeling of rue
- Feel remorse
- Lament
- Feel sorry about
- Rue
- Feel contrite about
- Be sorry for
More clues leading to the result PITY
- "Tsk!"
- Ache for
- A matter of regret
- Show compassion
- Sympathetic feeling
- Feel sorry for
- Ruth
- Crying shame
- "___ is for the living, Envy is for the dead": Mark Twain
- Sympathetic sorrow