The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LAGGED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Fell behind crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAGGED | 60 % | 6 |
| RANLATE | 20 % | 7 |
| OWED | 13 % | 4 |
| TRAILED | 7 % | 7 |
Why may LAGGED be the right solution?
"Lagged" means to fall behind or move slowly. In this context, "fell behind" is a clue that suggests the answer should be a word that means to be behind schedule or to be slower than others, making "LAGGED" the correct solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fell behind
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- falling behind
- fall behind
- behind schedule
- fell off
- fell out
- behindhand
- faltered
- fall short
- trailing
- fall back
- missed out
- get behind
Crossword Answer definitions
LAGGED verb- 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 LAGGED
- Fell behind
- Didn't keep up
- Waned
- Brought up the rear
- Fell back
- Fell behind.
- Dawdled.
- Experienced network congestion
More clues leading to the result RANLATE
- Didn't end on time
- Had trouble wrapping things up
- Didn't stay on schedule
- Was behind schedule
- Didn't finish on time
- Fell behind schedule
- Took extra minutes at the meeting
- Lasted longer than expected, as a meeting
- Fell behind
- Was behind
More clues leading to the result OWED
- Indebted
- Ran a tab
- Was beholden
- Was in the hole
- Was indebted
- Ran up a tab
- Was in a hole
- Was behind
- Fell behind
- Had overdrawn