The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PENITENT , but the solution may also be APOLOGETIC which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in CrossSynergy).
Contrite crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PENITENT | 38 % | 8 |
| SORRY | 25 % | 5 |
| RUEFUL | 13 % | 6 |
| RUING | 9 % | 5 |
| APOLOGETIC | 6 % | 10 |
| REPENTANT | 3 % | 9 |
| REMORSEFUL | 3 % | 10 |
| REGRETFUL | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contrite
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- penitent
- repentant
- sorry
- apologetic
- remorseful
- rueful
- fallibilism
- contrition
- chastened
- shamefaced
- remorsefully
- sheepish
Crossword Answer definitions
PENITENT noun- One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.
- One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
- One under the direction of a confessor.
- Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
- Doing penance.
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 PENITENT
More clues leading to the result SORRY
- Good for nothing
- "Pardon me!"
- Contrite
- Game with an exclamation point in its name
- Woebegone
- "My fault"
- Rue-smitten
- "My bad"
- Classic board game
- "My humble apologies!"
More clues leading to the result RUEFUL
More clues leading to the result RUING
- Repentant
- Smarting with sorries
- Lamenting
- Regretting
- Feeling sorry for
- Experiencing regret
- Feeling badly about
- Being contrite
- Feeling regret
- Wishing undone
More clues leading to the result APOLOGETIC
- Full of "sorry"s
- With hat in hand, perhaps
- Contrite
- In a sorry state?
- Regretful
- Sorry
- Like released rocker's statement