The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STARK , but the solution may also be LORN which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Desolate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STARK | 42 % | 5 |
| LORN | 28 % | 4 |
| LONELY | 4 % | 6 |
| BARREN | 4 % | 6 |
| BLEAK | 4 % | 5 |
| LONESOME | 4 % | 8 |
| BARE | 4 % | 4 |
| FORSAKEN | 1 % | 8 |
| ARID | 1 % | 4 |
| FORLORN | 1 % | 7 |
| WASTE | 1 % | 5 |
| RUIN | 1 % | 4 |
| RAVAGE | 1 % | 6 |
| HARSH | 1 % | 5 |
| ALONE | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Desolate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- forsaken
- forlorn
- lorn
- wasted
- godforsaken
- inconsolable
- disconsolate
- bleak
- devastate
- inhospitable
- devastated
- barren
Crossword Answer definitions
STARK adjective- Hard, firm; obdurate.
- Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- Strong; vigorous; powerful.
- Stiff, rigid.
- Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
- Complete, absolute, full.
- Starkly; entirely, absolutely
- To stiffen.
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 STARK
- Bare
- Desolate
- Unvarnished
- Like barren landscapes or unflattering lighting
- With high contrast
- Sharply defined
- Downright
- Undecorated
- ___ raving mad
- ___ naked
More clues leading to the result LORN
- Bereft
- Forsaken
- Desolate
- Sad ending for love
- Bereft, old-style
- "... where was __ Urania / When Adonais died?": Shelley
- Forsaken.
- Without kindred or friends.
- Without kindred.
- Abandoned.
More clues leading to the result LONELY
- The Rascals' "__ Too Long"
- Without friends
- Deserted
- Looking for a match
- God-forsaken
- Missing people
- In need of company
- Lacking wanted companionship
- Isolated
- Desolate
More clues leading to the result BARREN
- Fruitless
- Unproductive
- Lacking vegetation
- Unfruitful
- Far from arable
- Devoid of vegetation
- Like wastelands
- Seriously lacking in vegetation
- Infertile
- Like the Badlands
More clues leading to the result BLEAK
- Hopeless
- __ House (Dickens)
- Far from comforting
- Discouraging
- ___ House
- Desolate
- Dickens's "___ House"
- Dreary
- Like the tundra
- Cheerless
More clues leading to the result LONESOME
- Companionless
- Sadly solitary
- Unfrequented
- "I'm so ___ I could cry"
- In need of company
- Like the road in a classic ballad
- Like the town in a Ricky Nelson hit
- In need of a friend
- Remote, as a road
- Wanting company
More clues leading to the result BARE
- In one's birthday suit
- Reveal
- Uncover
- Like some bones?
- Precedes back and bones
- Unadorned
- Without clothes
- Without the usual covering
- Unfurnished
- Like some shoulders at a ball
More clues leading to the result FORSAKEN
- "... why hast thou ___ me?"
- Left in the lurch
- Abandoned
- Deserted
- Deserted.
- Desolate.
- Lovelorn.
- Left high and dry
- Derelict
- Like a foundling
More clues leading to the result ARID
- Bone-dry
- Dry as a bone
- Like a Saharan RAID?
- Like a dust bowl
- Like the Gobi
- Mojave-like
- Overly dry
- Dehydrated
- Gobi-ish
- Like the Mojave
More clues leading to the result FORLORN
- Woebegone
- Morose
- Down in the dumps
- Maiden's plight: The House That Jack Built.
- Wretched.
- Deserted.
- "That kissed the maiden all ___ . . . "
- Desolate
- Despondent
More clues leading to the result WASTE
- Consume carelessly
- Refuse
- Squander
- Basket type
- Trash
- Fritter away
- Miasma
- Chucked stuff
- Junk
- Word with human and industrial
More clues leading to the result RUIN
- Destroy
- Destroyed building
- Downfall
- Reduce to bankruptcy
- The road to __
- Destruction
- Completely botch
- Spoil
- Bankrupt
- Excavation site
More clues leading to the result RAVAGE
More clues leading to the result HARSH
- Severe
- Draconian
- Like many realities
- Abrasive
- Difficult on the ears
- Unduly severe
- Strict or stark
- Grating to the ear
- Far from lenient
- Unpleasantly severe