The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DOZES which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Nods off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DOZES | 38 % | 5 |
| SLEEPS | 33 % | 6 |
| SNOOZES | 8 % | 7 |
| NAPS | 8 % | 4 |
| DROWSES | 8 % | 7 |
| CATNAPS | 4 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nods off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nod off
- fall asleep
- snoozing
- sleeping
- asleep
- sleepiness
- napping
- drowsing
- dozing
- sleeps
- doze off
- drift off
Crossword Answer definitions
DOZES noun- A light, short sleep or nap.
- To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
- To make dull; to stupefy.
- To bulldoze.
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 DOZES
- Goes out for a while
- Sleeps lightly
- Catnaps
- Nods off
- Catches some Z's
- Has a catnap
- Nods
- Drops off
- Takes a nap
- Drifts off
More clues leading to the result SLEEPS
- Calls it a night
- Closes, as a laptop
- Is quiescent
- Catches some Z's
- Lies dormant
- Naps
- Has a nap
- Nods off
- "While My Pretty One ___" (Mary Higgins Clark novel)
- Visits dreamland
More clues leading to the result SNOOZES
- Catches a few Zs
- Times out?
- Gets a little shuteye
- Goes out for a little while?
- Refreshing respites
- Nap kin?
- Grabs some shuteye
- Nods off
- Takes a nap
- Catches a few Z's
More clues leading to the result NAPS
- Snoozes
- Down times during the workday?
- Post-Thanksgiving dinner breaks
- Snoozes while the sun is out
- Tots' time-outs
- Siestas
- Afternoon checkouts?
- Afternoon refreshers
- Conks out for a few
- Nursery activities
More clues leading to the result DROWSES
- Drifts into sleep
- Nods off
- Drops off
- Dozes.
- Is half asleep.
- Becomes sleepy.
- Suffers through a boring meeting, maybe
- Half-sleeps
- Is half-asleep