The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLEPT which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Lay dormant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLEPT | 86 % | 5 |
| RESTED | 14 % | 6 |
Why may SLEPT be the right solution?
The word "SLEPT" means to have been dormant or inactive, making it a fitting answer to the clue "Lay dormant."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lay dormant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- latent
- inactive
- rested
- lie
- rest
- sleep
- slumber
- sleeping
- idle
- slumbering
- active
- cyst
Crossword Answer definitions
SLEPT verb- To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- To accommodate in beds.
- To be slumbering in (a state).
- To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- To be dead; to lie in the grave.
- To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
- To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
- To place into a state of hibernation.
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 SLEPT
- Caught some Zs
- Caught some z's
- Dozed off
- Nodded off
- Napped
- Succumbed to Mr. Sandman
- Went to bed
- Caught some zzzzz's
- Ignored the alarm
- Went undercover?