The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ROT which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Decay crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROT | 93 % | 3 |
| GOTOSEED | 2 % | 8 |
| SPOIL | 2 % | 5 |
| BLIGHT | 1 % | 6 |
| PUTREFY | 1 % | 7 |
| EBB | 1 % | 3 |
| DDD | 1 % | 3 |
| ERODE | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Decay
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crumble
- decline
- disintegration
- disintegrate
- decompose
- decomposition
- radioactive decay
- delapidate
- spoilage
- disrepair
- ruin
- rot
Crossword Answer definitions
ROT noun- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- Decaying matter.
- Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- Verbal nonsense.
- To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- To decline in function or utility.
- To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
- To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- To talk nonsense.
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 ROT
More clues leading to the result GOTOSEED
- Hit the skids
- Deteriorate
- Slip slide away
- Farmers never retire, they just __
- Become shabby: Colloq.
- Deteriorate.
- Decay
More clues leading to the result SPOIL
- "... and __ the child"
- Act the doting grandparent
- Go bad
- Turn
- Coddle
- Mollycoddle
- Go bad, as perishables
- Fail to discipline
- Ruin
- Pamper too much
More clues leading to the result BLIGHT
More clues leading to the result PUTREFY
More clues leading to the result EBB
More clues leading to the result DDD
- "Agreed"
- "Auld" land
- "Chosen one" of sci-fi
- "Come at me, ___" ("Jersey Shore" tag line)
- "Consider this," initially
- "Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must ___" (Euripedes)
- "Go get them!"
- "How Long, Not Long" monogram
- "I'm so stupid!"
- "Impressive"