The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CONTRITE , but the solution may also be RUEFUL which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in USA Today).
Repentant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CONTRITE | 43 % | 8 |
| RUING | 29 % | 5 |
| TRITE | 14 % | 5 |
| RUEFUL | 14 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Repentant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- contrite
- penitent
- penitential
- sorry
- remorseful
- rueful
- apologetic
- magdalen
- magdalens
- ruing
- unrepentant
- repenting
Crossword Answer definitions
CONTRITE noun- A contrite person; a penitent.
- Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.
- Thoroughly bruised or broken.
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 CONTRITE
More clues leading to the result RUING
- Repentant
- Smarting with sorries
- Lamenting
- Regretting
- Feeling sorry for
- Experiencing regret
- Feeling badly about
- Being contrite
- Feeling regret
- Wishing undone
More clues leading to the result TRITE
- Hackneyed
- Unoriginal
- Overdone
- Uninspired
- Like cliches
- Overused
- Like hackneyed writing
- Stale
- Far from fresh
- Worn out by use