The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FLOOD which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Cataclysm in the lore of many world cultures crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLOOD | 100 % | 5 |
Why may FLOOD be the right solution?
The word "cataclysm" refers to a violent event that causes great changes to the Earth's surface. In many world cultures, there is a story of a great flood that caused such a cataclysmic event. Therefore, "FLOOD" is the correct answer.
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Crossword Answer definitions
FLOOD noun- A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
- A floodlight.
- Menstrual discharge; menses.
- Water as opposed to land.
- To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
- To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
- To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
- To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
- To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.
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