The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STANK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Was very ripe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STANK | 50 % | 5 |
| REEKED | 50 % | 6 |
Why may STANK be the right solution?
The word "STANK" means to emit a strong and unpleasant odor, which is a characteristic of something that is very ripe and has started to decay. Therefore, "STANK" is the right solution for the clue "Was very ripe."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Was very ripe
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- come
- green
- mature
- premature
- cherry
- juicy
- precocious
- fructose
- hasty
- older
- persimmon
Crossword Answer definitions
STANK verb- To have a strong bad smell.
- To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
- To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
- To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
- Foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.
- Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.
- A dam or mound to stop water.
- Weak; worn out
- To sigh.
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 STANK
- Was terrible
- Reeked
- Had a stench
- Was really awful
- Really needed a bath
- Was really, really bad
- Performed awfully
- Smelled awful
- Really bombed
- Offended the olfactory senses