The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ABYSS , but the solution may also be ABYSM which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Bottomless pit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABYSS | 82 % | 5 |
| ABYSM | 13 % | 5 |
| CHASM | 2 % | 5 |
| DIAMONDMIN | 1 % | 10 |
| DEATHVALLE | 1 % | 10 |
| ABYSS Down | 1 % | 40 |
Why may ABYSS-DOWN be the right solution?
The word "abyss" is often used to describe a deep, seemingly bottomless pit, so it fits the clue "Bottomless pit". Additionally, "down" is included in the clue, which hints at the answer being a word that can be placed below or after the clue. Therefore, "ABYSS down" is a fitting solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bottomless pit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- the pits
- dead-end
- pit of despair
- hollow
- lack-all
- dead end
- inane
- dry hole
- abrupt
- pitfall
- void
- unreachable
Crossword Answer definitions
ABYSS noun- Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
- (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
- Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
- Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
- An impending catastrophic happening.
- The center of an escutcheon.
- The abyssal zone.
- A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
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 ABYSS
- Bottomless pit
- Vast chasm
- Immeasurable depth
- Yawning gulf
- Chasm
- Stare into the ___
- Fathomless depth
- Helluva hole
- Pretty big hole
- Really deep hole
More clues leading to the result ABYSM
- Yawning depth
- Bottomless pit
- Deep cavity
- Unfathomable crevasse
- Yawning gulf
- Wide gulf
- Deep-bottomed pit
- Really big cavity
- Deep gulf
- Deep gorge
More clues leading to the result CHASM
- Gorge
- Breach
- Wide fissure
- Yawning gulf
- What a stunt skater might jump over
- Big hole
- Daredevil's challenge
- Big gap
- Bottomless pit
- Deep dark place