The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DENS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Retreats crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENS | 34 % | 4 |
| NESTS | 24 % | 5 |
| LAIRS | 19 % | 5 |
| ASYLA | 3 % | 5 |
| OASES | 3 % | 5 |
| SANCTA | 2 % | 6 |
| HAVENS | 2 % | 6 |
| EBBS | 2 % | 4 |
| HIDEAWAYS | 2 % | 9 |
| RUNSSCARED | 1 % | 10 |
| BACKSOFF | 1 % | 8 |
| LAMS | 1 % | 4 |
| BOWERS | 1 % | 6 |
| TAKESABACKTRACK | 1 % | 15 |
| VILLAS | 1 % | 6 |
| MONASTERIES | 1 % | 11 |
| AERIES | 1 % | 6 |
| NOOKS | 1 % | 5 |
| RECEDES | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Retreats
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- withdraw
- recede
- draw back
- retire
- retirement
- pull away
- back out
- retrograde
- back away
- move back
- pull back
- hideaway
Crossword Answer definitions
DENS noun- A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
- A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
- A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
- A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
- To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.
- The strong odontoid process of the axis.
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 DENS
- Studies
- Cub Scout units
- Places of iniquity
- Cozy retreats
- Retreats
- Bear necessities
- Scout groups
- Man caves
- Lairs
- TV rooms
More clues leading to the result NESTS
- Homes for hatchlings
- Machine-gunners' spots
- Starling structures
- Tree houses?
- Aeries
- Where 25A sit
- Hideaways
- Orioles start in them
- Badger's homes
- Bird's homes
More clues leading to the result LAIRS
- Hideaways
- Lions homes
- Dens
- Man caves
- Sleeper cells?
- Bestial hideaways
- Refuges in the wild
- Some zoo areas
- Caves, at times
- Lions' digs
More clues leading to the result ASYLA
- Places of refuge
- Sanctuaries
- Institutions
- Marilyn Monroe's starters
- Safe havens
- Havens
- Madhouses, e.g.
- Places of safety
- Havens (var.)
- Refuges
More clues leading to the result OASES
- Caravan stops
- Desert rest stops
- Rest areas
- Desert meccas
- Fertile desert spots
- Pockets of sanity
- Hot drinking spots?
- Good places to pick up dates?
- Places to get off your high camel
- Sahara stops
More clues leading to the result SANCTA
- Sacred places
- Havens
- Private places
- Safe places
- Holy places
- Safe havens
- Inviolable havens
- Holy: Latin.
- Sacred places.
- Hallowed places
More clues leading to the result HAVENS
- Places of refuge
- Sheltered spots
- Safe areas
- Folk-rocker Richie
- Shelters
- Refuges
- Ports in a storm
- Shelters.
- Asylums.
- Snug harbors.
More clues leading to the result EBBS
More clues leading to the result HIDEAWAYS
More clues leading to the result RUNSSCARED
More clues leading to the result BACKSOFF
More clues leading to the result LAMS
- Escapes
- Flees
- Takes flight
- Takes off
- Retreats
- Skedaddles
- Fugitive flights
- Heads for the hills
- Hightails it
- Flees like a fugitive
More clues leading to the result BOWERS
- Leafy shelters
- Shady shelters
- Leafy recesses
- Leaves homes
- Ambassador to Spain, 1933–39.
- Shaded retreats.
- Garden spots.
- Retreats
- Arbors
- Shaded recesses
More clues leading to the result TAKESABACKTRACK
More clues leading to the result VILLAS
- Luxurious country houses
- Country estates
- Fancy houses
- Ritzy retreats
- Luxurious homes
- Retreats
- Rural residences.
- Suburban homes.
- Typical Riviera abodes.
- Côte d'Azur establishments.
More clues leading to the result MONASTERIES
More clues leading to the result AERIES
- Eagles' nests
- Homes on high
- Hawk homes
- Predators' nests
- Eaglets' shelters
- High-altitude abodes
- Homes in the canyons
- Homes with feather beds
- High homes
- Where eagles nest
More clues leading to the result NOOKS
- Pigeonholes
- Secluded spots
- Crannies' go-withs
- Quiet corners
- Niches
- Secluded corners
- E-readers with GlowLight models
- Secluded areas
- Cozy corners
- Crannies' companions