The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RECEDE , but the solution may also be SUBSIDE which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Ebb crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RECEDE | 39 % | 6 |
| WANE | 35 % | 4 |
| ABATE | 13 % | 5 |
| WILT | 2 % | 4 |
| SUBSIDE | 2 % | 7 |
| TIDE | 1 % | 4 |
| FLAG | 1 % | 4 |
| LULL | 1 % | 4 |
| FALL | 1 % | 4 |
| GOOUT | 1 % | 5 |
| LESSEN | 1 % | 6 |
| DECREASE | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ebb
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- low
- reflux
- wane
- receding
- valley
- flux
- flow
- surge
- drop-off
- descendant
- downswing
- decline
Crossword Answer definitions
RECEDE verb- To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
- To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
- To take 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 RECEDE
- Withdraw
- Go back
- Fall back
- Ebb
- Retreat, like a hairline
- Move back
- Reveal more forehead
- Subside
- Move away
- Give ground gradually
More clues leading to the result WANE
- Wax counterpart
- Decrease
- Ease off
- Slack off
- Wax's counterpart
- Decline
- Alternative to wax
- Begin to fade
- Diminish
- Draw to a close
More clues leading to the result ABATE
More clues leading to the result WILT
- Go limp
- Lakers' legend Chamberlain
- Droop
- Languish
- Fade like a flower
- Lose freshness
- ___ "The Stilt" Chamberlain
- Ebb
- Hoops great Chamberlain
- React to high humidity
More clues leading to the result SUBSIDE
More clues leading to the result TIDE
- Fab rival
- All alternative
- All's rival
- Bayman's concern
- Laundry detergent
- Oceanic rise and fall
- Red __ (shellfish bane)
- Rip or neap
- "Crimson ___" : Alabama athletes
- 'Bama team
More clues leading to the result FLAG
- Lose strength
- Piece of bunting
- Jolly Roger, for one
- Masthead
- Ref's dropping
- Begin to droop
- Stratego piece
- Waver in the wind
- One posted outside an embassy
- Embassy adornment
More clues leading to the result LULL
- Slow interval
- Break in the action
- Put to sleep
- Soothe
- Sing "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
- Ebb
- Quiet spell
- Quiet time
- Temporary letup
- Calm before the storm
More clues leading to the result FALL
- Season
- Trip follower
- Take a tumble
- "The _____ of the House of Usher"
- 31-Across follower
- Back-to-school time
- Tumble down
- Succumb to gravity
- Mountaineer's worry
- Autumn
More clues leading to the result GOOUT
- Date
- Have a date
- Socialize
- Hit the town
- Leave
- See socially, with "with"
- Exit
- Stop burning
- Date, with "with"
- Do dinner and a movie, say
More clues leading to the result LESSEN
- Diminish
- Abate
- Ebb
- Cut down on auditor's classroom assignment (6)
- Ease up, as pressure
- Pull back
- Subside
- Cut back
- Mitigate
- Let up