The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DROOPS , but the solution may also be AILS which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in New York Times).
Languishes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DROOPS | 30 % | 6 |
| WILTS | 15 % | 5 |
| PINES | 15 % | 5 |
| ROTS | 10 % | 4 |
| FADES | 10 % | 5 |
| STAGNATES | 5 % | 9 |
| AILS | 5 % | 4 |
| MOPES | 5 % | 5 |
| ACHES | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Languishes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pine away
- fade
- ache
- waste
- yearn
- long
- yen
- pine
- pines
- stagnates
- languorous
- languor
Crossword Answer definitions
DROOPS verb- To hang downward; to sag.
- To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
- To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.
- To allow to droop or sink.
- To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline.
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 DROOPS
- Hangs like a walrus mustache
- Sags in the middle
- Wilts
- Hangs down
- Sags
- Shows exhaustion
- Hangs limply
- Loses vitality
- Loses energy
- Loses solidity
More clues leading to the result WILTS
- Dries up, as a plant
- Loses crispness, as lettuce
- Droops
- Goes flaccid
- Droops on the stem
- Droops, like an old rose
- Slumps
- Flags
- Droops, flower-style
- Loses crispness, as celery
More clues leading to the result PINES
- Respighi's "The ___ of Rome"
- Yearns
- They keep Maine green
- Hankers for
- Cone bearers
- Ponderosa and Virginia
- Yearns (for)
- Some evergreens
- Fir kin
- Carries a torch (for)
More clues leading to the result ROTS
More clues leading to the result FADES
- Drifts slowly away
- Loses color
- Loses luster
- Drops out of contention
- Is affected by sunlight, perhaps
- Loses stamina
- Disappears gradually
- Weakens
- Vanishes into thin air
- Loses brightness
More clues leading to the result STAGNATES
- Becomes inactive
- Lacks activity
- Becomes hidebound
- Stops flowing
- Stops developing
- Becomes sluggish
- Languishes
More clues leading to the result AILS
- "Good for what __ you"
- Feels poorly
- Has a bug
- Is green around the gills
- Troubles
- Has the flu
- Has the sniffles
- Is laid up
- Suffers
- Is stricken
More clues leading to the result MOPES
- Acts gloomy
- Puts on a long face
- Has the blues
- Broods
- Is dejected
- Wears a long face
- Sulks
- Has a long face
- Behaves in a sulky manner
- Acts gloomily