The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUES which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2002.
Shows repentance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUES | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shows repentance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- atone
- attrition
- penance
- penitentiary
- regret
- repent
- sackcloth
- sackcloth and ashes
- sorrowing
- repentant
- weeps
- aad
Crossword Answer definitions
RUES verb- To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
- To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- To feel compassion or pity.
- To feel sorrow or regret.
- Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
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