The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MISSES , but the solution may also be MISFIRES which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in New York Times).
Fails crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MISSES | 15 % | 6 |
| STRIKESOUT | 15 % | 10 |
| COMESTOGRIEF | 15 % | 12 |
| FLUNKS | 8 % | 6 |
| GOESUNSUNDER | 8 % | 12 |
| LAYSANEGG | 8 % | 9 |
| BLOWSIT | 8 % | 7 |
| DOESNTWORK | 8 % | 10 |
| COMESTONAUGHT | 8 % | 13 |
| MISFIRES | 8 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fails
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- flunk
- miscarry
- neglect
- go wrong
- die
- break down
- betray
- conk out
- break
- give way
- run out
- give out
Crossword Answer definitions
MISSES noun- A failure to hit.
- A failure to obtain or accomplish.
- An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).
- The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
- To fail to hit.
- To fail to achieve or attain.
- To avoid; to escape.
- To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
- To fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
- To fail to attend.
- To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
- To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.
- (said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player.
- To fail to score (a goal).
- To go wrong; to err.
- To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
- A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
- An unmarried woman; a girl.
- A kept woman; a mistress.
- In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
- Wife or girlfriend.
- Term of address for a woman.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result MISSES
- Fails
- Clothing store department
- Fails to hit
- Wide shots
- Shoots wide
- Pines for
- Fails to amuse, as a joke
- Longs to see
- The scariest ones are near
- Swings without hitting