The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SLAKED , but the solution may also be PLEASEDASPUNCH which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Quenched crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLAKED | 92 % | 6 |
| ASSUAGED | 4 % | 8 |
| PLEASEDASPUNCH | 4 % | 14 |
Why may PLEASEDASPUNCH be the right solution?
"Quenched" is a word that can mean satisfied or gratified. "Pleased as punch" is an idiomatic expression that means extremely pleased or satisfied, making it a fitting answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quenched
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dead
- extinct
- extinguished
- mitigated
- out
- quelled
- satisfied
- slaked
- squelched
- suppressed
- ambushed
- bugged
Crossword Answer definitions
SLAKED verb- To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
- To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.
- To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.
- To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.
- To go out; to become extinct.
- To besmear.
- Allayed; quenched; extinguished
- Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SLAKED
- Allayed one's thirst
- Quenched
- Allayed by satisfying
- Quenched.
- Hydrated, as lime.
- Satisfied.
- Assuaged, as thirst
- Satisfied
- Appeased
- Appeased thirst