The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DOUSE , but the solution may also be PUTOUT which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Universal uClick).
Extinguish crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DOUSE | 63 % | 5 |
| DAMP | 7 % | 4 |
| KILL | 5 % | 4 |
| PUTOUT | 5 % | 6 |
| SNUFF | 5 % | 5 |
| STAMPOUT | 4 % | 8 |
| STIFLE | 2 % | 6 |
| DASH | 2 % | 4 |
| QUENCH | 2 % | 6 |
| BLOWOUT | 2 % | 7 |
| QUELL | 2 % | 5 |
| SNUFFOUT | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Extinguish
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eradicate
- obliterate
- eliminate
- annihilate
- decimate
- wipe out
- carry off
- crush out
- press out
- snuff out
- stub out
- douse
Crossword Answer definitions
DOUSE noun- A sudden plunging into water.
- To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
- To fall suddenly into water.
- To put out; to extinguish.
- A blow or stroke, especially to the face.
- To strike, beat, or thrash.
- To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
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 DOUSE
- Get wet
- Drench
- Wet thoroughly
- Put out
- Throw water on
- Treat to a Gatorade bath, say
- Put out, as a fire
- Extinguish
- Soak
- Immerse
More clues leading to the result DAMP
- Cut off air to a fire
- Like April, often
- Like many a cellar
- Moist
- Slightly moist
- Like mildew's milieu
- Not quite dry
- Like some crawl spaces
- A bit wet
- Like gym socks, often
More clues leading to the result KILL
- Stop a story
- Stop, as a newspaper story
- Veto
- Display total pwnage
- Leave an audience in the aisles, say
- Cancel, as an article
- Eat the last of
- Dispatch
- Excel at standup comedy
- Unreturnable smash
More clues leading to the result PUTOUT
- Extinguish
- Publish
- Extinguish, as a fire
- Extinguished.
- Baseball play.
- Baseball term.
- Disconcerted.
- Dismayed
- Inconvenienced
- Annoyed
More clues leading to the result SNUFF
- Charred portion of a candlewick
- Smokeless tobacco
- Extinguish a candle, with "out"
- Extinguish, as a candle
- Put out, as a candle
- Up to ___ (acceptable)
- Nose powder
- Chewing tobacco
- Pinch from a box
- Extinguish, with "out"
More clues leading to the result STAMPOUT
More clues leading to the result STIFLE
- Bunker command?
- Suppress
- Suppress, as a cough
- Sit on
- Put a lid on
- Horse's knee
- Suppress, as a yawn
- Archie Bunker command
- Squelch
- Archie's admonition to Edith
More clues leading to the result DASH
- 100-yard race
- Hotfoot it
- Crush, as one's hopes
- Hurry
- Imprecise cooking measure
- Pinch
- Smidgen
- Bold's competition
- Morse-code symbol
- Recipe amount
More clues leading to the result QUENCH
- Extinguish
- Put out
- Slake
- Deal with, as thirst
- Slake, as thirst
- Allay.
- Satisfy
- Assuage
- Satisfy, as thirst
- Satisfy, as one's thirst
More clues leading to the result BLOWOUT
- Tire trouble
- Big sale
- Motorist's bugbear.
- Tire trouble.
- Extinguish.
- Big party: Slang.
- Wing-Ding
- Wingding
- Lopsided win
More clues leading to the result QUELL
- Suppress
- Head off
- Pacify
- Put down forcefully
- Put down forcibly
- Put down
- Extinguish
- Stifle
- Put down, as a riot
- Suppress, as a revolt