The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ROT , but the solution may also be ROUE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Degenerate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROT | 42 % | 3 |
| EFFETE | 17 % | 6 |
| ATROPHY | 17 % | 7 |
| GOTOTHEDOGS | 8 % | 11 |
| DECAY | 8 % | 5 |
| ROUE | 8 % | 4 |
Why may ROUE be the right solution?
The answer "ROUE" is the right solution because it is a term used to describe a person who is morally or socially degenerate.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Degenerate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- degraded
- deteriorate
- pervert
- deviate
- deviant
- immoral
- riotous
- profligate
- dissolute
- dissipated
- debauched
- fast
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 EFFETE
- Depleted of vitality
- Lacking in physical strength
- Enervated
- Weak
- Decadent
- Spoiled
- Dissipated
- Degenerate
- Worn out
- Corrupt
More clues leading to the result ATROPHY
- Go to pot
- Waste away
- Degenerate
- Decline from disuse
- Weaken from disuse
- Wither away
- Waste away.
- Fail from disuse.
- Progressive decline.
- Degeneration
More clues leading to the result GOTOTHEDOGS
- Degenerate
- Really fall apart
- What some Miami racing fans do?
- Deteriorate.
- Deteriorate
- Visit the pound?
- Completely fall apart
- "Please visit the pound"
- Poodle breeder's ad?
More clues leading to the result DECAY
- Fall into ruin
- Go bad
- Urban ___
- Dentist's concern
- Rot
- Dental problem
- Dental concern
- Break down
- Dental woe
- Crumble away