The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PALED , but the solution may also be FAILED which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in Newsday).
Fell short crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PALED | 50 % | 5 |
| FAILED | 25 % | 6 |
| MISSED | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fell short
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- came short
- fell
- fell flat
- fell in
- went short
- fell down
- fell below
- fell at the final hurdle
- fell into
- fell under
- fell prey
- fell over
Crossword Answer definitions
PALED verb- To turn pale; to lose colour.
- To become insignificant.
- To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
- To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.
- Striped.
- Enclosed with a paling.
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 PALED
- Lost a tan
- Lost color
- Became white
- Decreased in importance
- Fell short
- Looked frightened
- Turned white
- Turned ashen
- Turned white as a ghost
- Went white
More clues leading to the result FAILED
- Struck out
- Went belly up
- Gave out
- Went out of business
- Came up short
- Didn't make it
- Needed to retake, maybe
- Didn't hit the books?
- Fell short
- Came a cropper