The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EBBS , but the solution may also be WANES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Loses strength crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EBBS | 25 % | 4 |
| SAGS | 19 % | 4 |
| WEAKENS | 19 % | 7 |
| TIRES | 13 % | 5 |
| WILTS | 13 % | 5 |
| WANES | 6 % | 5 |
| FLAGS | 6 % | 5 |
Why may WANES be the right solution?
"WANES" means to decrease gradually in strength. In the context of the clue "Loses strength," "WANES" is the correct answer as it directly relates to the idea of strength diminishing over time.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Loses strength
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- weakens
- failure
- defeat
- defeated
- pales
- point
- lose
- loser
- loss
- lost
- time
- tunnel vision
Crossword Answer definitions
EBBS noun- The receding movement of the tide.
- A gradual decline.
- A low state; a state of depression.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- To flow back or recede
- To fall away or decline
- To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- To cause to flow back.
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 EBBS
More clues leading to the result SAGS
- Droops
- Loses firmness
- Momentary drop in voltage
- Shows wear
- Becomes concave
- Goes limp
- Falls off
- Bends under weight
- Looks sway-backed
- Bows
More clues leading to the result WEAKENS
More clues leading to the result TIRES
- Spares
- Ford foursome
- Tuckers out
- Beetle's foursome
- Inflation figures?
- Vehicular spinners
- Products marketed as "skidproof"
- Becomes weary
- They often have belts
- Gets pooped
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