The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EBBED , but the solution may also be DIED which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Petered out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EBBED | 25 % | 5 |
| LOSTSTEAM | 19 % | 9 |
| WANED | 19 % | 5 |
| RANDRY | 13 % | 6 |
| DIEDAWAY | 6 % | 8 |
| DWINDLED | 6 % | 8 |
| DIED | 6 % | 4 |
| DIEDOFF | 6 % | 7 |
Why may DIED be the right solution?
The phrase "Petered out" means to gradually diminish or come to an end, which can be synonymous with the word "DIED" in this context.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Petered out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- petering
- fizzle out
- fizzled
- faltered
- gave up
- ended up
- unsuccessful
- ended
- ceased
- stopped
- perished
- desisted
Crossword Answer definitions
EBBED verb- To flow back or recede
- To fall away or decline
- To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- To cause to flow back.
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 EBBED
- Dropped off
- Dwindled
- Declined
- Wanned
- Underwent recession
- Fell off
- Receded
- Went out
- Let up
- Backed away from the shore
More clues leading to the result LOSTSTEAM
More clues leading to the result WANED
- Fell off
- Went down
- Gradually declined
- Declined in power
- Tapered off
- Dwindled
- Approached third quarter, say
- Lost strength
- Subsided
- Backed off
More clues leading to the result RANDRY
- Became useless, as a well
- Became waterless
- Stopped producing
- Stopped flowing
- Got used up
- Had no more ideas
- Became nonproductive, as a well
- Petered out
- Produced no more
- Stopped flowing, as a stream
More clues leading to the result DIEDAWAY
More clues leading to the result DWINDLED
More clues leading to the result DIED
- "I literally ___"
- Passed on
- Turned up one's toes
- Went out
- Failed at stand-up
- Flopped as a stand-up
- Bought the farm
- Stopped running
- Conked out, as a car
- Gave up the ghost