The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TRENCH , but the solution may also be RAVINE which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Ditch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRENCH | 21 % | 6 |
| MOAT | 21 % | 4 |
| LOSE | 20 % | 4 |
| SCRAP | 11 % | 5 |
| ABANDON | 9 % | 7 |
| RAVINE | 3 % | 6 |
| DESERT | 3 % | 6 |
| STRAND | 2 % | 6 |
| GULLY | 2 % | 5 |
| GETRIDOF | 2 % | 8 |
| FOSS | 2 % | 4 |
| JILT | 2 % | 4 |
| TOSS | 2 % | 4 |
| RINE | 2 % | 4 |
| FOSSE | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ditch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trench
- chuck
- gutter
- trenching
- hole
- pit
- foxhole
- trough
- sludge
- gulf
- moat
- chasm
Crossword Answer definitions
TRENCH noun- A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
- A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
- A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
- A trench coat.
- (usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.
- (infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
- To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
- To have direction; to aim or tend.
- To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
- To cut furrows or ditches in.
- To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next.
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 TRENCH
- Deep furrow
- Deep ditch
- Spy's kind of coat
- WWI line
- Long dug pit
- Sapper's creation
- Wartime channel
- Warfare variety
- Type of warfare
- Wartime ditch
More clues leading to the result MOAT
- Castle defense
- Castle ditch
- Protective ditch
- Rampart surrounder
- Castle protection
- Medieval defense
- Castle's defense
- Part of a castle's defense
- Water barrier
- Water under the bridge, perhaps
More clues leading to the result LOSE
- Get trounced
- Mislay
- Place or show
- Take it on the chin
- Come in second
- Finish last
- Finish second
- Give the slip to
- Misplace
- Come in last
More clues leading to the result SCRAP
More clues leading to the result ABANDON
- Leave in the lurch
- Dump
- Freedom
- Strand
- Run out on
- Ditch
- Leave high and dry
- Recklessness
- Lack of inhibition
- Desert
More clues leading to the result RAVINE
- Deep narrow gorge
- Deep gully
- Gully
- Great gully
- Gorge
- Gully's big brother
- Narrow, steep-sided valley
- Eroded valley
- Topographical map feature
- Large gully
More clues leading to the result DESERT
- Abandon
- Leave in the lurch
- Painted, for one
- Defect
- Dry zone
- Dry land
- "The English Patient" setting
- Food ___ (place where affordable food is hard to come by)
- Nevada, mainly
- Run out on
More clues leading to the result STRAND
- Leave behind
- Leave high and dry
- Leave alone
- Leave isolated
- Maroon
- Leave without funds
- Rope fiber
- Threadlike part
- Hair piece
- Rope component
More clues leading to the result GULLY
- Deep ditch
- Hully ___ (dance)
- Arroyo
- Ditch created by erosion
- Natural trench
- Ditch
- Narrow ravine.
- Arroyo.
- Ravine.
- Erosion product.
More clues leading to the result GETRIDOF
More clues leading to the result FOSS
- Conductor Lukas
- Composer Lukas
- American ace.
- A ditch or moat.
- Fortification ditch.
- Ditch or moat.
- Governor at Pierre.
- Governor of South Dakota.
- South Dakota's Governor.
- Moat.
More clues leading to the result JILT
- Get a change of mind during the bachelor party, maybe
- Leave at the church
- Stop, in the name of love?
- Send a Dear John letter
- Leave at the altar
- Leave as a lover
- Drop a honey
- Leave in the lurch
- Leave, as a lover
- Reject
More clues leading to the result TOSS
- Flip of a coin
- Chuck
- Mix, in a way
- Ref's pregame duty
- Sleep restlessly
- Turn's partner
- Call heads or tails
- Have a restless night
- Not sleep peacefully
- Fling