The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RUINS which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2017.
Lays waste to crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUINS | 60 % | 5 |
| RAVAGES | 40 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lays waste to
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- devastate
- wreak havoc on
- devastation
- ruin
- waste
- confound
- perdition
- ruinous
- lost
- withering
- undone
- break
Crossword Answer definitions
RUINS noun- (sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
- A fall or tumble.
- A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
- Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
- To cause the fiscal ruin of.
- To destroy or make something no longer usable.
- To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
- To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
- To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
- To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- To fall into a state of decay.
- To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
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 RUINS
- Destroys
- Archaeologist's spots
- Archaeologists' interest
- Archaeologist's milieu
- Archaeologist's find
- Wrecks
- Bankrupts
- Archaeological-dig sites
- Archeological digs, usually
- Antioch, nowadays