The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ROT , but the solution may also be DECAY which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in King Syndicate).
Putrefy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROT | 71 % | 3 |
| GOBAD | 14 % | 5 |
| FESTER | 7 % | 6 |
| DECAY | 7 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Putrefy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- putrify
- suppurate
- quitter
- fester
- foul
- gather
- abscess
- rancidify
- corrupt
- filthify
- tumefy
- muddy
Crossword Answer definitions
ROT noun- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- Decaying matter.
- Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- Verbal nonsense.
- To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- To decline in function or utility.
- To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
- To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- To talk nonsense.
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 ROT
More clues leading to the result GOBAD
- Rot
- Turn to the dark side
- Spoil
- Turn, in a kitchen
- Putrefy
- Become inedible
- Turn to a life of crime, say
- Curdle, as milk
- Turn stale
- Curdle
More clues leading to the result FESTER
- Become inflamed
- Rankle, as bad feelings
- Rankle
- "The Addams Family" uncle
- Continue to irritate, as bad feeling
- Uncle at 0001 Cemetery Lane, in '60s TV
- Rankle, as resentment
- Cause increasing bitterness
- Relative of Wednesday
- Grow embittered