The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LAGS , but the solution may also be ISLATE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Falls behind crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAGS | 92 % | 4 |
| TRAILS | 3 % | 6 |
| LOSESTIME | 2 % | 9 |
| ISLATE | 1 % | 6 |
| IS LATE | 1 % | 7 |
Why may LAGS be the right solution?
The word "lags" means to fall behind or to move slowly, making it a suitable answer for the clue "Falls behind."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Falls behind
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- falling behind
- fall behind
- behindhand
- behind schedule
- fall back
- fall short
- falters
- trailing
- fall through
- get behind
- underperforming
- backwardness
Crossword Answer definitions
LAGS noun- A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
- Delay; latency.
- One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
- A prisoner, a criminal.
- A method of deciding which player shall start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins.
- One who lags; that which comes in last.
- The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.
- A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.
- A bird, the greylag.
- To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
- To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer)
- To transport as a punishment for crime.
- To cause to lag; to slacken.
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 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 TRAILS
- Roy Rogers' "Happy ___"
- Backpacker's byways
- Is following
- Park ways
- Falls behind
- Hiker's paths
- Park features
- Skiing sites
- Hiking paths
- Some forest map lines