The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LAPSED , but the solution may also be SINNED which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Fell from grace crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAPSED | 43 % | 6 |
| SINNED | 29 % | 6 |
| ERRED | 29 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fell from grace
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fell down
- fell off
- fell into
- fell
- fell off the wagon
- downfell
- fell in
- fell on one's face
- fell due
- fell on hard times
- fell flat on one's face
- fell short
Crossword Answer definitions
LAPSED verb- To fall away gradually; to subside.
- To fall into error or heresy.
- To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
- To become void.
- To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
- Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
- (of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
- By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.
- (of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.
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 LAPSED
- No longer practicing·
- Went off the straight and narrow
- Actress Stevens
- Expired
- Passed by
- Wasn't renewed
- Ended, as a subscription
- Came to an end
- Past the due date
- Required renewal
More clues leading to the result SINNED
- THE MENACE BECOMES TRANSGRESSED
- Was peccant
- Broke moral edicts
- Lusted or envied
- Fell from grace
- Made a clerical error?
- Transgressed
- Acted badly
- Went astray
- Did wrong