The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ATE , but the solution may also be ATE AT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Corroded crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATE | 40 % | 3 |
| EATEN | 36 % | 5 |
| ATEINTO | 9 % | 7 |
| ATEAT | 3 % | 5 |
| RUSTED | 3 % | 6 |
| ATEAWAY | 2 % | 7 |
| EATENINTO | 1 % | 9 |
| EATENAWAY | 1 % | 9 |
| ATEAWAYAT | 1 % | 9 |
| RUSTY | 1 % | 5 |
| EROSE | 1 % | 5 |
| ERODED | 1 % | 6 |
| RUSTEATEN | 1 % | 9 |
| ATE AT | 1 % | 6 |
Why may ATE-AT be the right solution?
"Corroded" is a verb that means to gradually wear away or deteriorate. "Ate at" is a phrase that can be used to describe something slowly deteriorating or being eroded, making it a fitting answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Corroded
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unsound
- eroded
- rusty
- eaten
- rusted
- oxidised
- oxidized
- ate
- corrosion
- rusting
- corrody
- rotted
Crossword Answer definitions
ATE verb- To ingest; to be ingested.
- To use up.
- To cause (someone) to worry.
- To take the loss in a transaction.
- To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
- To corrode or erode.
- To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).
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 ATE
- "Thanks, I already __"
- Absorbed, as a cost
- Bolted down
- Broke bread
- Consumed
- Corroded
- Devoured
- Dined out
- Downed
- Dug in
More clues leading to the result EATEN
- Consumed
- Had for dinner
- Put away
- Worm-__ (decrepit)
- Moth ___
- Eroded by acid
- Moth-__ (timeworn)
- Nibbled on
- No longer on the table
- __-Ball (arcade game)
More clues leading to the result ATEINTO
- Eroded
- Bit off parts of
- Corroded
- Diminished, as profits
- Depleted
- Lessened, as profits
- Eroded, in a way
- Took some of
- Had a corrosive effect on
- Chipped away at
More clues leading to the result ATEAT
- Bugged
- Worried
- Really bothered
- Vexed
- Patronized, as in a restaurant
- Bothered heavily
- Patronized as a diner
- Bothered
- Steadily worried
- Rankled
More clues leading to the result RUSTED
- Oxidized
- Like much junkyard metal
- Corroded
- Decayed, like metal
- Suffered from neglect, in a way
- Turned colors, in a way
- Declined, as crafts
- Rip's gun is.
- Oxidized.
- Became impaired by inaction.
More clues leading to the result ATEAWAY
More clues leading to the result EATENINTO
More clues leading to the result EATENAWAY
More clues leading to the result ATEAWAYAT
More clues leading to the result RUSTY
- Out of practice
- Nickname for a redhead
- Benched too long
- Out of shape
- With 14-Down, Scotch cocktail named for a carpentry hazard
- Like much junkyard metal
- Needing practice
- Impaired from disuse
- Way out of practice
- No longer adequate
More clues leading to the result EROSE
- Like an insect-eaten leaf
- Like an oak leaf
- Irregular edge
- Jagged
- Notched
- Notched, as a leaf
- Ragged
- Uneven
- Not smooth
- With a jagged edge
More clues leading to the result ERODED
- Lost ground
- Eaten away
- Wore away
- Deteriorated
- Ate into
- Slowly broke down
- Worn away
- Wore
- Became worn away
- Wore down
More clues leading to the result RUSTEATEN
- Like many a jalopy
- Seriously weathered, as old cars
- Corroded
- Heavily corroded
- Like cars in a junkyard, maybe