The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ASHEN , but the solution may also be PALE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Drained of color crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASHEN | 68 % | 5 |
| PALE | 19 % | 4 |
| WAN | 9 % | 3 |
| ASHY | 4 % | 4 |
Why may PALE be the right solution?
The word "pale" is often used to describe something that has lost its color or brightness. Therefore, "drained of color" is a fitting clue for the answer "pale".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drained of color
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pale
- wan
- ashen
- ghostly
- discolored
- blake
- paled
- sallow
- pallor
- pallid
- white
- pasty
Crossword Answer definitions
ASHEN adjective- Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
- Of or resembling ashes.
- Ash-colored; pale; anemic, anaemic.
- To turn into ash; make or become ashy
- To make or become pale
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 ASHEN
More clues leading to the result PALE
- Color deficient
- Whitish in complexion
- Ashen
- Hardly rosy-cheeked
- Lighten up?
- Like Andy Warhol
- "____ Rider"
- 1985 Clint Eastward western, "____ Rider"
- Deficient in color
- Lacking color
More clues leading to the result WAN
- Pale
- Off color?
- Washed out
- Whey-faced
- White as a ghost
- Without color
- Pasty-faced
- Pale-faced
- Pale (and, after burrowing, a 37-Down/43-Across from the Spice Girls)
- Bleached-looking