The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPOIL , but the solution may also be ROT which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Turn brown, maybe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPOIL | 50 % | 5 |
| ROT | 50 % | 3 |
Why may ROT be the right solution?
"ROT" is the right solution because when something "turns brown, maybe," it is likely starting to decay or decompose, which is often referred to as rotting.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Turn brown, maybe
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spoil
- dye
- roll
- tan
- ripen
- ptarmigan
- saute
- mute
- zag
- embarrass
- loosen
- tighten
Crossword Answer definitions
SPOIL noun- (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
- Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.
- To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
- To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
- To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
- To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
- To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
- To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
- Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
- To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
- To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
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 SPOIL
- "... and __ the child"
- Act the doting grandparent
- Go bad
- Turn
- Coddle
- Mollycoddle
- Go bad, as perishables
- Fail to discipline
- Ruin
- Pamper too much