The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WASTE , but the solution may also be BLOW which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Squander crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WASTE | 65 % | 5 |
| BLOW | 12 % | 4 |
| SPEND | 6 % | 5 |
| MISSPEND | 5 % | 8 |
| BURN | 5 % | 4 |
| LOSE | 4 % | 4 |
| DISSIPATE | 2 % | 9 |
| FOOLAWAY | 1 % | 8 |
| FRITTERAWAY | 1 % | 11 |
Why may BLOW be the right solution?
"BLOW" can mean to squander or waste something, like money or an opportunity. It fits the clue "Squander" because it is a synonym for wasting or misusing resources.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Squander
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- waste
- blow
- ware
- consume
- wastage
- lose
- miss
- dispel
- misuse
- throw
- spend
- dump
Crossword Answer definitions
WASTE noun- Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- Excrement or urine.
- A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
- A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
- A large tract of uncultivated land.
- The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
- A vast expanse of water.
- A disused mine or part of one.
- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
- Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
- Gradual loss or decay.
- A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
- Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"
- A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
- Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
- Uncultivated, uninhabited.
- Barren; desert.
- Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
- Superfluous; needless.
- Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
- Unfortunate; disappointing.
- To devastate, destroy
- To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
- To kill; to murder.
- To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
- To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
- To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
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 WASTE
- Consume carelessly
- Refuse
- Squander
- Basket type
- Trash
- Fritter away
- Miasma
- Chucked stuff
- Junk
- Word with human and industrial
More clues leading to the result BLOW
- Exhale hard
- Vamoose
- Huff and puff
- Spend recklessly
- Make bubbles
- Severe setback
- Sudden bit of bad news
- Make like the Big Bad Wolf
- "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll ___..."
- Hard hit
More clues leading to the result SPEND
- Go through
- Use up
- Use a credit card
- Use plastic or cash
- Shell out
- Blow one's wad?
- Go on a buying spree
- Pass bills?
- Fork out
- Stimulate the economy
More clues leading to the result MISSPEND
More clues leading to the result BURN
- Ruin, in the kitchen
- Torch
- Beach woe
- Overcook
- Use, as energy
- Combust
- "___ Notice"
- Hold one's feet to the fire?
- Put onto DVD
- Reduce to ashes
More clues leading to the result LOSE
- Get trounced
- Mislay
- Place or show
- Take it on the chin
- Come in second
- Finish last
- Finish second
- Give the slip to
- Misplace
- Come in last