The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WANED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2019.
Dwindled crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
WANED | 54 % | 5 |
EBBED | 27 % | 5 |
SHRANK | 8 % | 6 |
SHRUNK | 8 % | 6 |
PALLED | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dwindled
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tapering
- decreasing
- dwindling away
- tapering off
- declined
- decreased
- diminished
- dropped
- ebbed
- faded
- fallen
- fell
Crossword Answer definitions
WANED verb- To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
- Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
- To cause to decrease.
- Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
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 WANED
- Fell off
- Went down
- Gradually declined
- Declined in power
- Tapered off
- Dwindled
- Approached third quarter, say
- Lost strength
- Subsided
- Backed off
More clues leading to the result EBBED
- Dropped off
- Dwindled
- Declined
- Wanned
- Underwent recession
- Fell off
- Receded
- Went out
- Let up
- Backed away from the shore
More clues leading to the result SHRANK
- Grew smaller
- Shied away (from)
- Withdrew
- Contracted
- Downsized
- Fared badly in a dryer
- Shouldn't have been in the dryer, maybe
- Recoiled
- Dwindled
- Got smaller
More clues leading to the result SHRUNK
- Reduced in size
- Drew back
- Drawn up
- Got smaller
- Diminished
- Dwindled
- No longer wearable, maybe
- Became smaller
- Smaller than before.
- Much smaller now