The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STINK which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Perform poorly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STINK | 33 % | 5 |
| BOMB | 33 % | 4 |
| TANK | 22 % | 4 |
| LOOKBAD | 11 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Perform poorly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- underperform
- underachieve
- stink
- tank
- bomb
- choke
- emote
- slumping
- misdo
- play
- slur
- slurring
Crossword Answer definitions
STINK noun- A strong bad smell.
- A complaint or objection.
- To have a strong bad smell.
- To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
- To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
- To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
- Bad; inferior; worthless.
- Bad-smelling, stinky.
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 STINK
- Have absolutely no talent
- Give off a foul odor
- Brouhaha
- Huge kerfuffle
- To-do
- Need a shower?
- 127-Across's problem
- Reek
- Smell skunky
- Bomb or bug beginner
More clues leading to the result BOMB
- Box office flop
- Die, on stage
- Fail at the box office
- Fail big-time
- Turkey
- Broadway turkey
- Explosive
- Broadway flop
- Utter flop
- Filmdom flop
More clues leading to the result TANK
- Auto necessity
- Oil container
- Weapon for Patton
- Fuel holder
- Sherman or Patton
- Tiger locale?
- WWII's Sherman, e.g.
- Fail, but good
- Gas chamber?
- "___ McNamara" (comic strip)