The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RATS , but the solution may also be ISLE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Desert ___ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RATS | 33 % | 4 |
| ISLE | 33 % | 4 |
| STORM | 33 % | 5 |
Why may ISLE be the right solution?
The term "Desert ___" is a common crossword clue where the blank is typically filled with an unexpected word. In this case, "ISLE" is used as a play on words, as "Desert Isle" sounds like "Deserted Isle," which fits the theme of isolation associated with being deserted on an island.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Desert ___
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abandon
- forsake
- defect
- waste
- desolate
- inhospitable
- godforsaken
- lurch
- wild
- apostatize
- desertion
- leave
Crossword Answer definitions
RATS noun- A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
- An informant or snitch.
- A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- Vagina.
- Short for muskrat.
- (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
- To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
- A scratch or a score.
- A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- To scratch or score.
- To tear, rip, rend.
- Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
- A ration.
- Expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.
- Expression of disbelief.
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 RATS
- "Doggone!"
- Charlie Brown expletive
- Pied Piper's followers
- They leave the sinking ship
- "Darn!"
- Charlie Brown's expletive
- Informers
- Researcher's supply, perhaps
- "Oh, drat!"
- Charlie Brown's expression
More clues leading to the result ISLE
- Britain's ____ of Man
- Global speck
- Man, for one
- Spot in the ocean
- Spot on a map
- Wight, for one
- Capri or Wight
- Fair ___ (Shetland sweater)
- Majorca or Minorca
- Man or Wight