The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLUMS which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2015.
Run-down urban areas crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLUMS | 50 % | 5 |
| GHETTOS | 25 % | 7 |
| GHETTOES | 25 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Run-down urban areas
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gentrification
- slum
- ghetto
- shantytown
- tenement
- runs
- rural
- camp
- land
- country
- blighted area
- skid row
Crossword Answer definitions
SLUMS noun- A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
- Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
- To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.
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 SLUMS
- Jacob Riis concerns
- Substandard urban housing
- Run-down urban areas
- Urban eyesores
- Urban problems
- Inner city blights
- Nearly a billion people live in them
- Depressed areas
- Frequents dive bars, say
- Riis concern
More clues leading to the result GHETTOS
- Inner city areas
- City quarters
- Rough areas
- Restricted quarters.
- No ritzy neighborhoods
- Some blight
- Run-down urban areas
- Slummy districts
- Urban renewal sites
- Slums