The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FAILURE , but the solution may also be SCANT which is one of the most recent solution (2007 in Newsday).
Falling short crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FAILURE | 50 % | 7 |
| SCANT | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Falling short
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fall short
- failing
- falling behind
- shortcoming
- fall flat
- disappointing
- disappointments
- unsuccessful
- failure
- fall through
- disappoint
- disappointment
Crossword Answer definitions
FAILURE noun- State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
- An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
- Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
- Bankruptcy.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result FAILURE
- Dud
- Part three of quote
- Lack of success
- Kakorrhaphiophobe's fear
- Bomb
- Theme of this puzzle
- What "you always pass ... on your way to success": Mickey Rooney
- Insolvency.
- Ruin.
- Falling short.