The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SETTLE , but the solution may also be PLANTATREE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Put down roots crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SETTLE | 33 % | 6 |
| SOD | 20 % | 3 |
| TURFED | 13 % | 6 |
| SETTLED | 13 % | 7 |
| PLANTATREE | 7 % | 10 |
| RESIDE | 7 % | 6 |
| STAYED | 7 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Put down roots
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- take root
- take hold
- set in
- settle in
- root
- settle into
- take
- put down to
- lay the groundwork
- entrench
- settle
- make ground
Crossword Answer definitions
SETTLE verb- To conclude or resolve (something):
- To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
- To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
- To establish or become established in a steady position:
- To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
- To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
- To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
- To make a jointure for a spouse.
- (of an animal) To make or become pregnant.
- A seat of any kind.
- A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
- A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.)
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 SETTLE
- Sink to the bottom
- Square, as a debt
- Agree out of court
- Deal with what you got
- Take up residence
- Reach agreement
- Colonize
- Avoid litigation
- Emigrate to Canada, e.g.
- Resolve
More clues leading to the result SOD
- "Old" country
- Instant lawn
- Lay down the lawn
- Turf
- Greenskeeper's supply
- Instant grass
- Pre-planted grass
- Put down carpet grass, perhaps
- Grass holder
- Grass section
More clues leading to the result TURFED
- Covered with grass
- Sodded.
- Sodded
- Put in new sod
- Covered with sod, like Epsom Downs
- Put in sod
- Covered with sod
- Put down roots?
More clues leading to the result SETTLED
- Avoided court
- Like some lawsuits
- Put down roots
- Paid, as a bill
- What Pilgrims did near Plymouth Rock
- Came to rest
- Reached accord
- Came to terms
- Compromised
- Avoided a trial
More clues leading to the result PLANTATREE
- *Observe Arbor Day, say
- Celebrate Arbor Day
- Observe Arbor Day
- Ecologist's plea
- Arborist's catchphrase
- Arbor Day suggestion
- Something to do on Arbor Day (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)
- Put down roots?
More clues leading to the result RESIDE
- Set up housekeeping
- Live
- Dwell
- Make a home in
- Have a home
- Have a place to call home
- Dwell permanently
- Have an address
- Hang one's hat
- What livers do