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 |
| HAVENS | 2 % | 6 |
| EBBS | 2 % | 4 |
| SANCTA | 2 % | 6 |
| HIDEAWAYS | 2 % | 9 |
| 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 |
| RUNSSCARED | 1 % | 10 |
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 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 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 HIDEAWAYS
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