The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1995.
Is contrite crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUES | 60 % | 4 |
| REPENTS | 40 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Is contrite
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- repentant
- remorseful
- penitent
- repentance
- contrite
- repent
- penitence
- rue
- ruth
- contrition
- attrition
- cropping
Crossword Answer definitions
RUES verb- To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
- To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- To feel compassion or pity.
- To feel sorrow or regret.
- Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result RUES
- Laments
- Regrets
- Regrets bitterly
- Wishes one hadn't
- Feels remorse
- Feels sorrowful
- Has regrets
- Wishes undone
- Feels sorrow
- Feels repentant