The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BANE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Cause of ruin crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BANE | 89 % | 4 |
| UNDOING | 7 % | 7 |
| SCOURGE | 4 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cause of ruin
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- downfall
- undoing
- downfallen
- break
- fallen
- undo
- profligate
- defeat
- descend
- bring down
- man down
- undp
Crossword Answer definitions
BANE noun- A cause of misery or death.
- Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
- A killer, murderer, slayer.
- Destruction; death.
- A disease of sheep.
- To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
- To be the bane of.
- Bone
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result BANE
- Deadly poison
- Ruination
- Thorn in one's side
- Canker
- Cause of ruination
- Curse
- Opposite of 5D
- Source of ruin
- Ruin
- Bête noire