The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DECIMATE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 1997.
Kill every tenth man crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DECIMATE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kill every tenth man
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- decimate
- tithe
- decimation
- matador
- killing
- shoot
- killed
- slay
- vigesimation
- all
- any
- everyone
Crossword Answer definitions
DECIMATE noun- A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.
- A tenth of something.
- A set of ten items.
- To kill one-tenth of a group, (specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.
- To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.
- To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
- To exact a tithe or other 10% tax
- To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
- To decimalize: to divide into tenths, hundredths etc.
- To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of anything.
- To replace a high-resolution model with another of lower but acceptable quality.
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