The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WAKES , but the solution may also be AWAKENS which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in New York Times).
Rouses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WAKES | 28 % | 5 |
| STIRS | 21 % | 5 |
| AWAKES | 17 % | 6 |
| AWAKENS | 17 % | 7 |
| WAKENS | 7 % | 6 |
| WAKESUP | 3 % | 7 |
| INCITES | 3 % | 7 |
| BESTIRS | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rouses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- excite
- arouse
- commove
- agitate
- bestir
- awaken
- waken
- wake up
- drive out
- force out
- charge
- charge up
Crossword Answer definitions
WAKES noun- The act of waking, or state of being awake.
- The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
- (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
- (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
- To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
- To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
- To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
- To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
- To be alert; to keep watch
- To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
- A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
- (Church of England) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
- A number of vultures assembled together.
- The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
- The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
- The area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object.
- A community holiday, particularly in northern England.
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 WAKES
- Rouses
- Stirs from sleep
- Reacts to reveille
- Hears the alarm
- Is alarming?
- Gains consciousness
- Responds to reveille
- Tracks behind boats
- They rock boats
- Greets the day
More clues leading to the result STIRS
- Calabooses
- Keeps from sticking to the pot
- Excites
- Wakens
- Sets in motion
- Uses a swizzle stick
- Begins to wake
- Begins to flutter the eyelids
- Kerfuffles
- Pushes around
More clues leading to the result AWAKES
- Responds to an alarm clock
- Comes to
- Comes around
- Gets up
- Sees the light, maybe
- Responds to an alarm
- Rouses from slumber
- Stirs from sleep
- Stirs up
- Starts the day
More clues leading to the result AWAKENS
- Rouses
- Comes to
- Gets up in the morning
- Responds to the alarm
- Causes to rise
- Starts to stir
- Opens one's eyes
- Rouses from bed
- Responds to reveille
- Starts the day
More clues leading to the result WAKENS
- Plays reveille
- Responds to an alarm clock
- Rouses from sleep
- Stirs
- Baltimore footballers
- Rises
- Rouses
- Becomes animated.
- Kindles.
- Stops sawing logs
More clues leading to the result WAKESUP
More clues leading to the result INCITES
- Stirs up
- Urges, as to riot
- Urges on, as to riot
- Causes, as a fight
- Sparks
- Provokes.
- Eggs to action.
- Moves to action.
- Spurs on.
- Rouses.