The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PLUMMET which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2020.
Drop precipitously crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLUMMET | 33 % | 7 |
| DIVE | 33 % | 4 |
| PLUNGE | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drop precipitously
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- plunge
- plummet
- nosedive
- glide
- gliding
- sway
- hover
- hovering
- skidding
- slide
- surge
- sliding
Crossword Answer definitions
PLUMMET noun- A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line
- Hence, any weight
- A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)
- A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line
- Violent or dramatic fall
- A decline; a fall; a drop
- To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
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 PLUMMET
- Go straight down
- Nosedive
- Nose-dive
- Fall fruit gathered (7)
- Surveyer's item.
- Fall straight down.
- Fall
- Take a dive
- Fall suddenly
- Drop precipitously
More clues leading to the result DIVE
- Seedy bar
- Jump in head-first
- Nose or skin ender
- Phony knockout
- Word before bar or bomb
- Cheap watering hole
- With 98-Across, take up wholeheartedly
- Jackknife, for one
- Rough club
- Dishonest boxer's action