The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SEEPS which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2006.
Filters crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEEPS | 45 % | 5 |
| STRAINS | 36 % | 7 |
| SCREENS | 9 % | 7 |
| DRAINS | 9 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Filters
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- filtrate
- filter out
- percolate
- permeate
- trickle
- sink in
- strain
- dribble
- separate out
- candidates
- cleaner
- cleaners
Crossword Answer definitions
SEEPS noun- A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
- Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
- The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
- A seafloor vent.
- To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
- To diminish or wane away slowly.
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 SEEPS
- Permeates
- Gets through the cracks, in a way
- Oozes
- Flows slowly
- Gets through oozily
- Moistly permeates
- Leaks slowly
- Trickles (through)
- Filters
- Passes through slowly
More clues leading to the result STRAINS
- Sifts
- Muscle injuries
- Viral varieties
- Overworks
- Melodic passage
- Stretches to the limit
- Uses a sieve
- Stretches too much
- Airs.
- Exerts to the utmost.
More clues leading to the result SCREENS
- They keep bugs out
- Previews, as movies
- Multiplex features
- Veils
- Does a personnel job
- Hides
- Projects
- Conceals
- Does a security job
- Multiplex theater count