The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MISLAY , but the solution may also be SHED which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Lose crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MISLAY | 43 % | 6 |
| MISPLACE | 22 % | 8 |
| SHED | 10 % | 4 |
| SHAKE | 6 % | 5 |
| EVADE | 4 % | 5 |
| BITETHEDUST | 4 % | 11 |
| MISS | 2 % | 4 |
| COMEUPSHORT | 2 % | 11 |
| GODOWN | 2 % | 6 |
| GETBEAT | 2 % | 7 |
| SHAKEOFF | 2 % | 8 |
| TAKEITONTHECHIN | 2 % | 15 |
Why may MISPLACE be the right solution?
"Misplace" is a synonym of "lose", meaning to put something in the wrong place and be unable to find it. Therefore, it fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lose
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- miss
- recede
- misplace
- fall behind
- mislay
- fall back
- drop off
- loss
- ruin
- astray
- bogged
- disappear
Crossword Answer definitions
MISLAY verb- To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
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 MISLAY
- Lose
- Lose track of, in a way
- Lose momentarily
- Lose track of
- Lose for a while
- Forget where one put, as keys
- Put in the wrong place
- Put out of place
- Lose.
- Emulate an absent-minded professor
More clues leading to the result MISPLACE
More clues leading to the result SHED
- Get hair all over the rug
- Lose hair
- Molt
- Place for the lawn mower
- Repel·
- Shelter
- Cast off
- Get rid of
- Hut
- Repel
More clues leading to the result SHAKE
- Ice cream parlor drink
- Deal with one's booty?
- Fountain order
- Lose
- DQ order
- Make up after a fight
- Greet in a way
- Frappe
- Judder
- Quiver
More clues leading to the result EVADE
- Sidestep
- Use a loophole
- Beat around the bush
- Circumvent
- Duck
- Fail to pay, as taxes
- Give the slip to
- Steer clear of
- Weasel out of
- Avoid
More clues leading to the result BITETHEDUST
- Fall to the ground
- Suffer defeat
- Get destroyed
- Fail
- Go down in defeat
- Succumb
- Be overthrown
- Lose
- A hungry janitor might __
- Cash in one's chips
More clues leading to the result MISS
- Get the wrong idea
- Overlook
- ___ Saigon (Broadway musical)
- Pageant contestant
- Pine for
- Flower girl's courtesy title
- Don't connect
- Be nostalgic for
- Feel nostalgic for
- Take a raincheck