The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DECIMATES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2014.
Nearly wipes out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DECIMATES | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nearly wipes out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- decimate
- falcon
- destroys
- spent
- minardi
- roman
- slash
- deal
- paronychia
- lay
- dead
- sweep
Crossword Answer definitions
DECIMATES noun- A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.
- A tenth of something.
- A set of ten items.
- To kill one-tenth of a group, (specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.
- To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.
- To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
- To exact a tithe or other 10% tax
- To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
- To decimalize: to divide into tenths, hundredths etc.
- To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of anything.
- To replace a high-resolution model with another of lower but acceptable quality.
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