The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPATE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Flood crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPATE | 30 % | 5 |
| INUNDATE | 26 % | 8 |
| TORRENT | 11 % | 7 |
| GLUT | 9 % | 4 |
| DELUGE | 9 % | 6 |
| FRESHET | 4 % | 7 |
| ONRUSH | 4 % | 6 |
| INRUSH | 1 % | 6 |
| INUNDATION | 1 % | 10 |
| AVALANCHE | 1 % | 9 |
| DRENCH | 1 % | 6 |
| SURFEIT | 1 % | 7 |
Why may SPATE be the right solution?
"Spate" is a synonym for "flood".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flood
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inundation
- deluge
- swamp
- inundate
- torrent
- outpouring
- photoflood
- overflow
- floodlight
- rising
- high
- advancing
Crossword Answer definitions
SPATE noun- A river flood; an overflow or inundation.
- (by extension) A sudden rush or increase.
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 SPATE
- Sudden outpouring of PATES?
- Deluge
- Outbreak
- Avalanche
- Flash flood
- Sudden flood
- Rash
- Torrent
- Outpouring
- Sudden outburst
More clues leading to the result INUNDATE
More clues leading to the result TORRENT
- Great outpouring
- Deluge
- Onrush
- Gullywasher
- Overwhelming flow
- Heavy downpour
- Violent stream
- Strong stream
- Abundant flow
- Inundation
More clues leading to the result GLUT
- Pack to the gills
- Eat excessively
- Overabundance
- Excess
- Overstuffing
- Plethora
- Surfeit
- Superabundance
- Oversupply
- Flood, as a market
More clues leading to the result DELUGE
- "Apres moi le ___"
- Flood
- Avalanche or flood
- Too much water
- Drenching rain
- Downpour
- "Après moi, le ___" (Louis XV, anticipating the Revolution)
- Drenching downpour
- Overwhelming amount
- Mighty storm
More clues leading to the result FRESHET
- Post-thaw flooding
- Sudden flood
- Flood.
- Sudden rise in the level of a stream.
- Overflowing stream.
- Inundation
- Stream
- Spate
- Sudden inundation
- Flood
More clues leading to the result ONRUSH
- Forward surge
- Big flood
- Charge
- Strong inflow
- Torrent
- Strong forward flow
- Forceful forward flow
- Outpouring
- Surge
- Fast forward flow
More clues leading to the result INRUSH
- Arriving surge
- Torrent
- Surge, as of current
- Police raid phenomenon
- Sudden mass arrival
- Arrival en masse
- Fast entry
- Mass arrival
- A pouring in.
- Influx.
More clues leading to the result INUNDATION
More clues leading to the result AVALANCHE
- Mountain disaster
- Sudden inundation
- Snow fall?
- Pepsi Center team
- Ski area disaster
- Alpine phenomenon
- Sudden, overwhelming quantity
- Big snow fall?
- Ski area concern
- Dramatic influx, as of fan mail
More clues leading to the result DRENCH
- Soak
- Soak to the skin
- Flood
- Soak thoroughly
- Thoroughly soak
- Bathe, as in sunlight
- Totally soak
- Saturate
- Get all wet
- Spray with a hose