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 |
| SPOIL | 2 % | 5 |
| GOTOSEED | 2 % | 8 |
| PUTREFY | 1 % | 7 |
| EBB | 1 % | 3 |
| DDD | 1 % | 3 |
| ERODE | 1 % | 5 |
| BLIGHT | 1 % | 6 |
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 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 GOTOSEED
- Hit the skids
- Deteriorate
- Slip slide away
- Farmers never retire, they just __
- Become shabby: Colloq.
- Deteriorate.
- Decay
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"
More clues leading to the result ERODE
- Diminish
- Slowly destroy
- Wear away
- Whittle away
- Diminish gradually
- Fade gradually
- Grind down
- Rust
- Wear down
- Diminish by degrees