The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STAYS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Remains crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAYS | 29 % | 5 |
| ASHES | 26 % | 5 |
| LEES | 8 % | 4 |
| BIDES | 8 % | 5 |
| RUINS | 5 % | 5 |
| DEBRIS | 5 % | 6 |
| DREGS | 5 % | 5 |
| ISLEFT | 3 % | 6 |
| WAITS | 3 % | 5 |
| ABIDES | 3 % | 6 |
| RESIDUE | 3 % | 7 |
| LASTS | 2 % | 5 |
| STAYSON | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Remains
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stiff
- corpse
- cadaver
- clay
- remainder
- stay
- keep
- keeps
- continuing
- subtract
- continued
- ongoing
Crossword Answer definitions
STAYS noun- Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
- A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
- A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
- A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
- Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
- Hindrance; let; check.
- To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
- To hold the attention of.
- To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
- To wait for; await.
- To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
- To rest; depend; rely.
- To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
- To come to an end; cease.
- To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
- To make a stand; to stand firm.
- To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
- To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
- (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
- To continue to have a particular quality.
- To live; reside
- A prop; a support.
- A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
- (in the plural) A corset.
- A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.
- A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
- A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
- The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
- To brace or support with a stay or stays
- To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
- To tack; put on the other tack.
- To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
- A corset.
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 STAYS
- Corset supports
- Doesn't go
- Corset stiffeners
- Death row reprieves
- Collar inserts
- Collar holders
- Sticks around
- Corsets
- Corset features
- Last-minute calls to death row
More clues leading to the result ASHES
- Campfire fallout
- Fire leftovers
- Partner of sackcloth
- Start-of-Lent mark
- Wintertime traction aid
- "Angela's ___"
- "Angela's ___": McCourt
- Fireplace dross
- Phoenix source
- What the phoenix rose from
More clues leading to the result LEES
- Fermentation dregs
- Gitano competitor
- Sediment
- Wine sediment
- Bottom of the barrel
- Majors and Iacocca
- Marvin and Meriwether
- Spike and Pinky
- Cask dregs
- Popular jeans
More clues leading to the result BIDES
- Waits for
- __ one's time (waits)
- Tarries
- Waits
- ___ one's time (waits patiently)
- ___ one's time (waits)
- Waits awhile
- Sits tight
- Sticks around
- ___ one's time: waits for a good chance
More clues leading to the result RUINS
- Destroys
- Archaeologist's spots
- Archaeologists' interest
- Archaeologist's milieu
- Archaeologist's find
- Wrecks
- Bankrupts
- Archaeological-dig sites
- Archeological digs, usually
- Antioch, nowadays
More clues leading to the result DEBRIS
- Rubble
- Driftwood and such
- Litterbug's leavings
- Razing remains
- Remains
- Litter
- Wreckage
- Fragments
- Rubbish
- Trash
More clues leading to the result DREGS
- Lees
- Leftovers
- Bottom-of-the-barrel stuff
- Hardly the creme de la creme
- Decanter residue
- Wine sediment
- 101-Across stuff
- Least desirable portion
- Wine-barrel sediment
- Wine-bottle residue
More clues leading to the result ISLEFT
More clues leading to the result WAITS
- Hangs around
- Remains
- Gravel-voiced singer Tom
- Shows patience
- Bides one's time
- Stands in line
- Sits tight
- See 19-Across
- Delays
- Periods of inactivity
More clues leading to the result ABIDES
- Puts up with
- Tolerates
- Waits patiently
- Stands for
- Goes along with
- Continues
- Bears
- Stomachs
- Stands
- __ by (obeys)
More clues leading to the result RESIDUE
- Lees
- Ash
- Whey, in cheese making
- What's left
- Soot or slag, say
- Traces of gunpowder at a crime scene, e.g.
- Traces of gunpowder, e.g.
- Ash, for example
- Trace evidence at a crime scene, e.g.
- Remnant
More clues leading to the result LASTS
- Holds out
- Continues
- Continues on
- Doesn't break down
- Stays with it
- Shoemaker's mounts
- Doesn't go bad
- Endures
- Holds up
- Shoe trees