The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PALES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Loses color crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PALES | 58 % | 5 |
| FADES | 40 % | 5 |
| WHITENS | 2 % | 7 |
Why may PALES be the right solution?
The word "PALES" is the right answer because it means to lose color or become lighter in shade.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Loses color
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fades
- bleaches
- pales
- carbuncle
- point
- lose
- molts
- loser
- time
- tiger
- pinch
- bleach
Crossword Answer definitions
PALES verb- To turn pale; to lose colour.
- To become insignificant.
- To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
- To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.
- A wooden stake; a picket.
- Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.
- (by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).
- The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
- A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
- A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.
- The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.
- A cheese scoop.
- A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
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 PALES
- Turns white
- Loses color
- Goes ghostly
- Turns a whiter shade
- Fence pickets
- Loses ruddiness
- Fence stakes
- Fence pieces
- Blanches
- Pickets outside a house
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