The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABRADE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Rub down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABRADE | 45 % | 6 |
| ERODE | 18 % | 5 |
| WEAR | 18 % | 4 |
| GRIND | 9 % | 5 |
| CHAFE | 9 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rub down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abrase
- abrade
- corrade
- massage
- rub off
- knead
- rub up
- brush down
- sand down
- wash down
- rub in
- strip down
Crossword Answer definitions
ABRADE verb- To rub or wear off; erode.
- To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
- To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
- To cause the surface to become more rough.
- To undergo abrasion.
- To wrench (something) out.
- To wake up.
- To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
- To shout out.
- To rise in the stomach with nausea.
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 ABRADE
- Rub
- Scrape
- Wear away
- Rub the wrong way?
- Use a pumice stone
- Wear down
- Chafe
- Irritate
- What a beard might do
- Wear by rubbing
More clues leading to the result ERODE
- Diminish
- Slowly destroy
- Wear away
- Whittle away
- Diminish gradually
- Fade gradually
- Grind down
- Rust
- Wear down
- Diminish by degrees
More clues leading to the result WEAR
- Tear's partner
- Erode
- Have on
- Rub down
- Everyday use
- Become threadbare
- Prove durable
- Time's sign?
- Tire usage
- Apparel
More clues leading to the result GRIND
- Bump partner
- Laborious routine
- Dance all up (on)
- Prepare, as for a slow pour
- Rat race pace
- Workday routine
- Workaday rut
- Work as a miller
- Grate together
- Pulverize