The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OSSIFY , but the solution may also be STIFFEN which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in CrossSynergy).
Become rigid crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OSSIFY | 44 % | 6 |
| STIFFEN | 33 % | 7 |
| HARDEN | 22 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Become rigid
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stiffen
- harden
- solidify
- set
- firm
- strait
- tone
- strictly
- stricture
- fastness
- root
- hardened
Crossword Answer definitions
OSSIFY verb- To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
- (animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
- (inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
- To calcify.
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 OSSIFY
- Harden
- Become bone-hard
- Turn into bone
- Become rigid
- Bone up?
- Become bony
- Get set in one's ways
- Turn to bone
- Harden into bone
- Harden, in a way
More clues leading to the result STIFFEN
- Brace oneself
- Become rigid
- Tighten up
- React to an insult, maybe
- Use starch
- Add starch to
- Jell.
- Tense.
- Add starch
- Become less flexible