The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EBBS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Falls back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EBBS | 77 % | 4 |
| LAGS | 11 % | 4 |
| RECEDES | 9 % | 7 |
| RETREATS | 2 % | 8 |
| RETIRES | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Falls back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fall back
- fallback
- back down
- fall down
- drop back
- falling
- fall through
- backdown
- regresses
- fall away
- fall into
- fall to
Crossword Answer definitions
EBBS noun- The receding movement of the tide.
- A gradual decline.
- A low state; a state of depression.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- To flow back or recede
- To fall away or decline
- To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- To cause to flow 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 EBBS
More clues leading to the result LAGS
- Is sluggish
- Runs behind
- Brings up the rear
- Dawdles
- Stays behind
- Falls behind
- Holds up
- Time delays
- Doesn't keep up
- Internet connectivity problems
More clues leading to the result RECEDES
More clues leading to the result RETREATS
- Pulls back from an attack
- Employee "team-building" events
- Quiet spots
- Falls back
- Chooses discretion over valor?
- Turns tail
- Places of privacy
- Hideaways
- Orderly withdrawals.
- Involuntary withdrawals.