The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EBBS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Drops off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EBBS | 23 % | 4 |
| NODS | 14 % | 4 |
| WANES | 12 % | 5 |
| NAPS | 11 % | 4 |
| ABATES | 11 % | 6 |
| DOZES | 7 % | 5 |
| SAGS | 7 % | 4 |
| LESSENS | 5 % | 7 |
| SNOOZES | 4 % | 7 |
| SHEDS | 2 % | 5 |
| DROWSES | 2 % | 7 |
| MOLTS | 2 % | 5 |
| DELIVERS | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drops off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drop away
- dropping
- dropped
- fall off
- drop down
- falling off
- dropoff
- drop off
- decreases
- fall away
- declines
- taper off
Crossword Answer definitions
EBBS noun- The receding movement of the tide.
- A gradual decline.
- A low state; a state of depression.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- To flow back or recede
- To fall away or decline
- To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- To cause to flow back.
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 EBBS
More clues leading to the result NODS
- Assents, in a way
- Signals agreement
- Indicates assent
- Signals "yes"
- Indicates agreement, non-verbally
- Silent yeses
- Indicates agreement
- Affirmative actions
- Affirmative actions added to the long across answers in this puzzle
- Auction actions
More clues leading to the result WANES
More clues leading to the result NAPS
- Snoozes
- Down times during the workday?
- Post-Thanksgiving dinner breaks
- Snoozes while the sun is out
- Tots' time-outs
- Siestas
- Afternoon checkouts?
- Afternoon refreshers
- Conks out for a few
- Nursery activities
More clues leading to the result ABATES
More clues leading to the result DOZES
- Goes out for a while
- Sleeps lightly
- Catnaps
- Nods off
- Catches some Z's
- Has a catnap
- Nods
- Drops off
- Takes a nap
- Drifts off
More clues leading to the result SAGS
- Droops
- Loses firmness
- Momentary drop in voltage
- Shows wear
- Becomes concave
- Goes limp
- Falls off
- Bends under weight
- Looks sway-backed
- Bows
More clues leading to the result LESSENS
More clues leading to the result SNOOZES
- Catches a few Zs
- Times out?
- Gets a little shuteye
- Goes out for a little while?
- Refreshing respites
- Nap kin?
- Grabs some shuteye
- Nods off
- Takes a nap
- Catches a few Z's
More clues leading to the result SHEDS
- Backyard structures
- Casts off
- Doffs
- Makes the fur fly?
- Loses a winter coat
- Sloughs
- Drops, as pounds
- Gets rid of
- Tool abodes
- Drops locks
More clues leading to the result DROWSES
- Drifts into sleep
- Nods off
- Drops off
- Dozes.
- Is half asleep.
- Becomes sleepy.
- Suffers through a boring meeting, maybe
- Half-sleeps
- Is half-asleep
More clues leading to the result MOLTS
- Sheds
- Sheds feathers
- Changes a coat
- Sheds a coat
- Loses feathers
- Drops feathers
- Sheds skin
- Sloughs off
- Feathers one's nest, in a way
- Drops down?