The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FADES which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2018.
Withers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FADES | 23 % | 5 |
| SHRIVELS | 23 % | 8 |
| SERES | 18 % | 5 |
| DIES | 9 % | 4 |
| ROTS | 5 % | 4 |
| DRIES | 5 % | 5 |
| SEARS | 5 % | 5 |
| WILTS | 5 % | 5 |
| YELLOWS | 5 % | 7 |
| DRIESUP | 5 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Withers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shrivel up
- shrivel
- shrink
- fade
- fistulous
- dries
- whithers
- droops
- shrivels
- pastern
- wilts
- pasterns
Crossword Answer definitions
FADES noun- A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
- A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
- A fight.
- A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
- The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
- To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
- To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
- To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
- To cause to fade.
- To bet against.
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 FADES
- Drifts slowly away
- Loses color
- Loses luster
- Drops out of contention
- Is affected by sunlight, perhaps
- Loses stamina
- Disappears gradually
- Weakens
- Vanishes into thin air
- Loses brightness
More clues leading to the result SHRIVELS
More clues leading to the result SERES
- Dry periods
- Dries
- Ecological stages
- Talons, of old
- Dries up
- Ecological changes
- Desiccates.
- Dries up.
- Withers.
- Town in Greece.
More clues leading to the result DIES
- Stamping devices
- Taps' partners
- __ laughing (cracks up)
- Buys the farm
- Goes the way of all flesh
- Becomes powerless
- Coin stampers
- Runs out of juice
- Loses in a videogame, often
- Conks out
More clues leading to the result ROTS
More clues leading to the result DRIES
- Helps with the dishes
- Desiccates
- Puts on the line
- ___ up (stops talking)
- Puts on the line?
- Lies in the sun, perhaps
- ___ up (quits talking)
- Hardens, perhaps
- Towels off
- Evaporates
More clues leading to the result SEARS
- Big name in department stores
- Chicago's ____ Tower
- Craftsman dealer
- Roebuck's partner
- Crisps on the griddle
- Chicago's __ Tower
- Browns
- Burns
- Retail giant
- Major mall merchant
More clues leading to the result WILTS
- Dries up, as a plant
- Loses crispness, as lettuce
- Droops
- Goes flaccid
- Droops on the stem
- Droops, like an old rose
- Slumps
- Flags
- Droops, flower-style
- Loses crispness, as celery
More clues leading to the result YELLOWS
- Banana and mustard
- Canary, daffodil, amber, and the like
- Canary and goldenrod
- Shows age, as newspaper
- Turns colors, as old newspaper
- Daffodil shades.
- Withers.
- Autumnal tints.
- Flavid hues.
- Shows age, as paper