The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BANE , but the solution may also be POX which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Pestilence crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BANE | 33 % | 4 |
| POX | 33 % | 3 |
| PLAGUE | 33 % | 6 |
Why may POX be the right solution?
The answer "POX" is the right solution because it is a term often used to describe a contagious and widespread disease, which aligns with the clue "Pestilence."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pestilence
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- plague
- epidemic
- pox
- cholera
- fever
- outpatient
- treatment
- vermin
- stench
- scum
- outbreak
- scourge
Crossword Answer definitions
BANE noun- A cause of misery or death.
- Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
- A killer, murderer, slayer.
- Destruction; death.
- A disease of sheep.
- To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
- To be the bane of.
- Bone
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 BANE
- Deadly poison
- Ruination
- Thorn in one's side
- Canker
- Cause of ruination
- Curse
- Opposite of 5D
- Source of ruin
- Ruin
- Bête noire
More clues leading to the result POX
- Chicken ___ (childhood disease)
- Chicken flu?
- Red spot
- Plague
- "A ___ on thee!"
- Plague or curse
- "A ___ upon thee!"
- Curse
- Old curse
- Chicken ___ (childhood affliction)