The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DROP which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Plummet crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
DROP | 49 % | 4 |
NOSEDIVE | 22 % | 8 |
FALL | 11 % | 4 |
SINK | 7 % | 4 |
DIVE | 7 % | 4 |
LEAD | 2 % | 4 |
GODOWN | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plummet
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- plump
- plumb
- plumb bob
- nosedive
- drop
- fall
- crumble
- decline
- collapse
- soar
- skyrocket
- plunge
Crossword Answer definitions
DROP noun- A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.
- That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
- A thing which drops or hangs down:
- A fall, descent; an act or instance of dropping.
- A release (of music, a vdeo game, etc).
- A decline in quantity, quality, rate, or degree; a decline (when going from one value to another).
- A thing, person, etc which is dropped:
- An unsolicited credit card issue.
- The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall; the distance to which someone or something drops; a steep slope.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop) or secretly or illegaly (as in espionage or crime); a drop-off point.
- A drop-back.
- (Rugby football) A drop-kick.
- A drop target.
- To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
- To drip (a liquid).
- Generally, to fall (straight down).
- To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
- To lower; to move to a lower position.
- To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.
- To sink quickly to the ground.
- To fall dead, or to fall in death.
- To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
- To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- To part with or spend (money).
- To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).
- To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
- To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.
- To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
- To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
- (of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.
- To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
- To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
- To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
- To drop out of the betting.
- (rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- To impart.
- To release to the public.
- To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
- To enter public distribution.
- To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
- (fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
- (of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
- (of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
- (of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
- To give birth to.
- To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
- (of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
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 DROP
- What you wait for the other shoe to do
- Cease to consider
- Discontinue
- Let fall
- Night deposit
- Knock down
- Pine Bros. unit
- __ leaf table
- Plummet
- Stop doing
More clues leading to the result NOSEDIVE
- Plunge
- Sharp fall
- Sudden plunge
- Plummet
- Sudden drop
- Steep descent
- Quickly fall
- Precipitous plummet
- Big drop
- Turn for the worst?
More clues leading to the result FALL
- Season
- Trip follower
- Take a tumble
- "The _____ of the House of Usher"
- 31-Across follower
- Back-to-school time
- Tumble down
- Succumb to gravity
- Mountaineer's worry
- Autumn
More clues leading to the result SINK
- Drop down
- Bathroom basin
- Smell skunky
- Make, as a putt
- Basement fixture, sometimes
- Get sent down to the lower leagues?
- Laundry room fixture
- Site for soap
- Kitchen fixture
- Bathroom fixture
More clues leading to the result DIVE
- Seedy bar
- Jump in head-first
- Nose or skin ender
- Phony knockout
- Word before bar or bomb
- Cheap watering hole
- With 98-Across, take up wholeheartedly
- Jackknife, for one
- Rough club
- Dishonest boxer's action
More clues leading to the result LEAD
- Pencil innard?
- Sinker material
- Spearhead
- Heavy metal
- Hold first place
- Pb, on the periodic table
- Precedes belly and foot
- Preceeds belly and foot
- Starring role
- Take charge of