The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROTS , but the solution may also be ERODES which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in USA Today).
Deteriorates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROTS | 53 % | 4 |
| ERODES | 14 % | 6 |
| WORSENS | 8 % | 7 |
| GOESTOPOT | 7 % | 9 |
| DECAYS | 5 % | 6 |
| WEARS | 5 % | 5 |
| SLIDES | 2 % | 6 |
| CORRODES | 2 % | 8 |
| RUSTS | 2 % | 5 |
| GOESTOSEED | 2 % | 10 |
| LETSONESELFGO | 2 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deteriorates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- degenerate
- drop
- aggravates
- decline
- declines
- decreases
- degenerates
- degradation
- degrades
- deterioration
- erodes
- exacerbates
Crossword Answer definitions
ROTS 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 ROTS
More clues leading to the result ERODES
- Wears away
- Chips away at
- Eats away at
- Eats away
- Eats at
- Washes away
- Wears down
- Creates ravines
- Creates, as a gorge
- Undermines
More clues leading to the result WORSENS
More clues leading to the result GOESTOPOT
More clues leading to the result DECAYS
- Goes to pot
- Breaks down
- Goes to seed
- Goes bad
- Deteriorates
- Turns to compost
- Spoils
- Rots
- Goes downhill
- Molds, e.g.
More clues leading to the result WEARS
- Sports
- Deteriorates by use
- Has on
- Causes corrosion
- Applies friction to
- Rubs down
- Dresses in
- Gets threadbare
- Erodes
- Becomes frayed, say
More clues leading to the result SLIDES
- Trombone parts
- Comes home, in a way
- Water park features
- Microscopy supply
- Photos on a screen
- Downhill trends
- Features of some swimming pools
- Vacation photos, maybe
- Water park fixtures
- Comes home in a hurry, perhaps
More clues leading to the result CORRODES
More clues leading to the result RUSTS
- Oxidizes in the presence of water
- Oxidizes
- Corrodes
- Develops leaks, possibly
- What wet iron does, sometimes
- Deteriorates, as metal pipes
- Deteriorates, in a way
- Shows signs of age
- Ages badly
- Ages from oxidation