The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FLAWS , but the solution may also be WARTS which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Defects crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLAWS | 53 % | 5 |
| FAULTS | 20 % | 6 |
| TURNS | 7 % | 5 |
| HOLES | 7 % | 5 |
| ILLS | 7 % | 4 |
| WARTS | 7 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defects
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fault
- shortcoming
- desert
- blemish
- flaw
- aberrations
- abnormalities
- abnormality
- abuses
- alterations
- anomalies
- anomaly
Crossword Answer definitions
FLAWS noun- A flake, fragment, or shiver.
- A thin cake, as of ice.
- A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
- A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
- A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw.
- A storm of short duration.
- A sudden burst of noise and disorder
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 FLAWS
- Dents and scratches
- Parts that need fixing
- Shortcomings
- Imperfections
- Glitches, or worse
- Defects
- They may be tragic
- Loopholes, for the most part
- Reasons for returns
- Diamond devaluers
More clues leading to the result FAULTS
- Earthquakes causes
- Earthshaking matters?
- Flaws
- Groundbreaking discoveries?
- Tennis stat
- Weaknesses
- Defects
- Peccadilloes.
- Imperfections.
- Some tennis serves
More clues leading to the result TURNS
- Dance maneuvers
- Goes sour
- Rolls over
- Sorry! attempts?
- Rotates
- Zig and zag
- Chances to play
- Revolutions
- They're taken in checkers
- Changes color
More clues leading to the result HOLES
- Wiffle Ball features
- Cavities
- Excavations
- Links spots
- Links segments
- Colander features
- Effects of riddling
- Links targets
- Greens targets
- Doughnut centers