The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROTTING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1991.
On the way to decay crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROTTING | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: On the way to decay
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crumble
- crumbling
- digestion
- dust
- eot
- fade
- fail
- failure
- give
- rot
- rots
- rotted
Crossword Answer definitions
ROTTING verb- To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- To decline in function or utility.
- To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
- To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- To talk nonsense.
- The process by which something rots.
- Material that has rotted.
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