The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MELT , but the solution may also be ASSUAGE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Soften crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MELT | 33 % | 4 |
| RELENT | 22 % | 6 |
| THAW | 10 % | 4 |
| EASE | 9 % | 4 |
| ALLAY | 7 % | 5 |
| ASSUAGE | 5 % | 7 |
| MODULATE | 5 % | 8 |
| EASEUP | 3 % | 6 |
| TAME | 2 % | 4 |
| UNSTEEL | 1 % | 7 |
| TEMPER | 1 % | 6 |
| RELAX | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Soften
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- moderate
- relent
- weaken
- break
- yield
- dampen
- damp
- cushion
- buffer
- mince
- soothe
- relax
Crossword Answer definitions
MELT noun- Molten material, the product of melting.
- The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.
- The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
- A melt sandwich.
- A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.
- An idiot.
- To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
- To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
- To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
- To be discouraged.
- To be emotionally softened or touched.
- To be very hot and sweat profusely.
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 MELT
- Soften up
- Cheesy sandwich
- Fuse
- Sandwich with cheese
- Get soft
- Lose shape
- Thaw
- What water caused the Wicked Witch of the West to do
- Fuse or thaw
- Feel charmed and then some
More clues leading to the result RELENT
More clues leading to the result THAW
- Melt down
- Spring phenomenon
- Liquefy
- Melt
- Détente, so to speak
- Become friendly
- Defrost
- Microwave option
- Pull out one's meat, perhaps
- Sign of Spring
More clues leading to the result EASE
More clues leading to the result ALLAY
- Ease, as one's fears
- Set to rest
- Put to rest
- Relieve
- Soothe
- Calm, as fears
- Ease, as anxieties
- Soften
- Mollify
- Make quiet
More clues leading to the result ASSUAGE
More clues leading to the result MODULATE
- Soften
- Soften, as one's voice level
- Tone down
- Shift from one key to another, in music.
- Soften.
- Tune to a key or pitch
- Tune to a pitch
- Adjust, as pitch
- Vary, as a tone
- Adjust, as a voice
More clues leading to the result EASEUP
- "Leave me alone!"
- Pull back a bit
- Lower the intensity
- Become moderate
- Put the brakes on
- Slack off
- Show a little mercy
- Slacken
- Relax
- Abate
More clues leading to the result TAME
- Like a house pet
- Subdue
- Domesticated
- Unresisting
- Do some circus work
- Docile
- Break
- Unlikely to bite
- Make the wild mild
- G-rated
More clues leading to the result UNSTEEL
More clues leading to the result TEMPER
- It may be lost
- Mitigate
- State of mind
- Soften or harden
- Disposition
- Short fuse, so to speak
- Mark of a hothead
- Tone down
- __ tantrum
- Frame of mind