The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RECEDES , but the solution may also be ABATES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Ebbs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RECEDES | 36 % | 7 |
| WANES | 36 % | 5 |
| ABATES | 8 % | 6 |
| DIES | 3 % | 4 |
| LETSUP | 3 % | 6 |
| SUBSIDES | 3 % | 8 |
| DECLINES | 3 % | 8 |
| LESSENS | 3 % | 7 |
| EASESUP | 3 % | 7 |
| SLACKENS | 3 % | 8 |
Why may ABATES be the right solution?
The word "ebbs" means to decrease or lessen. "Abates" is a synonym for decrease or lessen, making it the right answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ebbs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- low
- reflux
- wane
- receding
- declines
- dies
- diminishes
- dwindles
- recedes
- subsides
- wanes
- fluctuates
Crossword Answer definitions
RECEDES 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 RECEDES
More clues leading to the result WANES
More clues leading to the result ABATES
More clues leading to the result DIES
- Stamping devices
- Taps' partners
- __ laughing (cracks up)
- Buys the farm
- Goes the way of all flesh
- Becomes powerless
- Coin stampers
- Runs out of juice
- Loses in a videogame, often
- Conks out
More clues leading to the result LETSUP
- Abates
- Relaxes a bit
- Stops, as rain
- Slackens
- Backs off
- Goes from a downpour to a drizzle
- Diminishes
- Rains less intensely
- Relents
- Eases