The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETIRES , but the solution may also be SLEEPS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Hits the hay crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETIRES | 58 % | 7 |
| SLEEPS | 17 % | 6 |
| SACKSOUT | 8 % | 8 |
| CRASHES | 8 % | 7 |
| TURNSIN | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hits the hay
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lights out
- bedtime
- sleep tight
- fall asleep
- sleep in
- goodnight
- sweet dreams
- sleep on
- good night
- sleeping
- sleep late
- deep sleep
Crossword Answer definitions
RETIRES verb- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- To cease use or production of something.
- To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
- To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- To recede; to fall or bend back.
- To go to bed.
- To remove or cease to use.
- To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
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 RETIRES
- Hits the hay
- Calls it a career
- Stops working
- Heads for bed
- Stops using
- Goes into seclusion.
- Leaves.
- Withdraws.
- Departs.
- Puts out, in baseball.
More clues leading to the result SLEEPS
- Calls it a night
- Closes, as a laptop
- Is quiescent
- Catches some Z's
- Lies dormant
- Naps
- Has a nap
- Nods off
- "While My Pretty One ___" (Mary Higgins Clark novel)
- Visits dreamland
More clues leading to the result SACKSOUT
More clues leading to the result CRASHES
- Computer mishaps
- Hits the hay after a long day
- Traffic jam causes
- Falls asleep from exhaustion, in slang
- Traffic snarlers
- Computer woes
- Turns in
- Attends without an invitation
- Enters without ticket: Colloq.
- Loud sounds.