The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPRAIN , but the solution may also be GO SOUR which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Take a turn for the worse crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPRAIN | 20 % | 6 |
| RELAPSE | 20 % | 7 |
| GOSOUR | 20 % | 6 |
| GO SOUR | 20 % | 7 |
| GOSOUTH | 20 % | 7 |
Why may SPRAIN be the right solution?
The answer to "Take a turn for the worse" is "SPRAIN" because a sprain is a sudden injury to a joint that can cause it to become painful and swollen, resulting in a worsening condition.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Take a turn for the worse
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- take a turn for the better
- go downhill
- go from bad to worse
- go south
- take a turn
- come to grief
- head south
- break bad
- make matters worse
- turn to
- go down the toilet
- go to pot
Crossword Answer definitions
SPRAIN noun- The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining
- To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
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 SPRAIN
- Ankle malady
- Unwanted twist
- Jock's setback
- Ankle woe
- Pain's apt rhyme
- Joint injury
- Ankle injury
- Ankle injury, perhaps
- Ankle mishap
- Ankle-swelling cause
More clues leading to the result RELAPSE
- Setback of sorts
- Backslide
- Setback of a sort
- Fall off the wagon
- Get sick again
- Backslide, medically
- Recovery setback
- Slip back into a former practice
- It sometimes follows rehab
- Fall back