The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FLEES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2010.
Turns tail crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLEES | 33 % | 5 |
| WAGS | 33 % | 4 |
| RETREATS | 33 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Turns tail
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- turn tail
- turn around
- tail off
- turn back
- turn round
- turning
- tailing
- turn away
- tails
- tailspin
- turn into
- turn to
Crossword Answer definitions
FLEES verb- To run away; to escape.
- To escape from.
- To disappear quickly; to vanish.
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 FLEES
- Hightails it
- Gets lost
- Takes a powder
- Makes tracks
- Goes on the lam
- Skedaddles
- Gets away
- Skips town
- Takes off
- Makes a run for it
More clues leading to the result WAGS
- Jokers
- Moves back and forth
- Moves one's tail
- Jokesters
- Sources of quips
- Habitual joke crackers
- Moves like a gossip's tongue
- Roguish humorists
- Droll folks
- Witty folks