Answer to "Rubs off" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WIPES which also is the latest solution we found used in Crosswords Media in 2007.

Rubs off crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
WIPES	44 %	5
ABRADES	44 %	7
ERASES	11 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rubs off

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• rub off
• rubbed
• rubbing
• rub along
• wash off
• wear off
• rub down
• brush off
• rub up
• wipe off
• sweat off
• peel off

Crossword Answer definitions

WIPES noun

1. The act of wiping something.
2. A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
3. A kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.
4. A sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.

WIPES verb

1. To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
2. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.
4. To erase.
5. To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.
6. To remove an expression from one's face.
7. To deperm (a ship).

WIPES noun

1. A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

WIPES noun

1. An instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout.

WIPES verb

1. To have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out.

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 WIPES

• Handy cleaners
• Helps with the dishes
• Rubs off
• Pieces of absorbent material
• Uses a washcloth
• Cleans
• Does dish duty
• Demolishes, with "out"
• Uses a towel
• Wet naps

More clues leading to the result ABRADES

• Bothers
• Chafes
• Scrapes off
• Rubs the wrong way
• Rubs the wrong way?
• Erodes
• Scuffs
• Wears away by friction.
• Scrapes.
• Scrapes off.

More clues leading to the result ERASES

• Rubs out
• Formats
• Wipes off
• Clears away
• Rubs the wrong away
• Deletes
• Does some board work
• Gets the word out?
• Obliterates
• Wipes clean