The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word EBB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Recede crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EBB | 92 % | 3 |
| ABATE | 4 % | 5 |
| GOOUT | 1 % | 5 |
| WANE | 1 % | 4 |
| SUBSIDE | 1 % | 7 |
| FADE | 1 % | 4 |
Why may EBB be the right solution?
"Ebb" means to recede or flow out, typically referring to the tide. This word fits the clue perfectly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Recede
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lose
- withdraw
- retire
- retreat
- drop off
- pull back
- fall back
- draw back
- fall behind
- move back
- pull away
- fade
Crossword Answer definitions
EBB noun- The receding movement of the tide.
- A gradual decline.
- A low state; a state of depression.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- 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.
- Low, shallow
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 EBB
More clues leading to the result ABATE
More clues leading to the result GOOUT
- Date
- Have a date
- Socialize
- Hit the town
- Leave
- See socially, with "with"
- Exit
- Stop burning
- Date, with "with"
- Do dinner and a movie, say
More clues leading to the result WANE
- Wax counterpart
- Decrease
- Ease off
- Slack off
- Wax's counterpart
- Decline
- Alternative to wax
- Begin to fade
- Diminish
- Draw to a close