The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EMPIRES , but the solution may also be TIDES which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in New York Times).
They rise and fall periodically crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EMPIRES | 50 % | 7 |
| TIDES | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: They rise and fall periodically
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tide
- emerge
- singsong
- heave
- beat
- surge
- modulation
- toss
- circumflex
- pitch
- float
- fluorescence
Crossword Answer definitions
EMPIRES noun- A political unit, typically having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations (especially one comprising one or more kingdoms) and ruled by a single supreme authority.
- A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
- A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
- An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
- (Absolute) control, dominion, sway.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result EMPIRES
- Dominions
- Realms
- Imperial realms
- Caesar's and Darius's domains
- Domains
- The Incas and Romans had them
- Ruling periods
- Roman and Ottoman
- Royal realms
- Vast holdings