Wear away Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Wear away?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Wear away is ERODE. Other possible answers include FRAY, ABRADE, assume, assumed, assumes, assuming, bear, bearing, among others.

Q: How many solutions are there for Wear away?

We have found 91 possible answers for the crossword clue Wear away.

Q: What is another word for Wear away?

We list 89 synonyms related to Wear away. Common alternatives include DON, FAG, BEAR, BORE.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Wear away?

Clues like Wear away often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Observer Everyman, Mail on Sunday, The Guardian Cryptic, The Daily Telegraph Toughie, The Sun Two Speed, among others.

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Crossword clue last updated: 09/09/2026

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Hint 1: Meaning

become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" .

Hint 2: Synonyms

DON, FAG, FRAY

Hint 3: Best answers

ERODE, FRAY, ABRADE

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All 91 answers for Wear away

Wear away with 3 letters (2)

Answer	Letters
DON	3
FAG	3

Wear away with 4 letters (12)

Answer	Letters
FRAY	4
BEAR	4
BORE	4
BORN	4
BUST	4
DONS	4
FAGS	4

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GNAW	4
JADE	4
TIRE	4
WORE	4
WORN	4

Wear away with 5 letters (16)

Answer	Letters
ERODE	5
BEARS	5
BORNE	5
BREAK	5
BROKE	5
BUSTS	5
EAT AT	5

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GNAWN	5
GNAWS	5
JADED	5
JADES	5
PUT ON	5
TIRED	5
TIRES	5
WEARS	5
WEARY	5

Wear away with 6 letters (15)

Answer	Letters
ABRADE	6
ASSUME	6
BREAKS	6
BROKEN	6
BUSTED	6
DONNED	6
ENDURE	6

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ERODED	6
ERODES	6
FAG OUT	6
FAGGED	6
GNAW AT	6
HAVE ON	6
JADING	6
TIRING	6

Wear away with 7 letters (23)

Answer	Letters
ASSUMED	7
ASSUMES	7
BEARING	7
BUSTING	7
DONNING	7
ENDURED	7
ENDURES	7

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ERODING	7
FAGGING	7
FATIGUE	7
GET INTO	7
GNAWING	7
HOLD OUT	7
OUTWEAR	7
OUTWORE	7
OUTWORN	7
TIRE OUT	7
VESTURE	7
WEAR OFF	7
WEAR OUT	7
WEARIED	7
WEARIES	7
WEARING	7

Wear away with 8 letters (14)

Answer	Letters
ASSUMING	8
BREAKING	8
CLOTHING	8
ENDURING	8
FATIGUED	8
FATIGUES	8
OUTWEARS	8

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VESTURES	8
WEAR DOWN	8
WEAR THIN	8
WEAR UPON	8
WEARABLE	8
WEARINGS	8
WEARYING	8

Wear away with 9 letters (4)

Answer	Letters
CLOTHINGS	9
FALL APART	9
FATIGUING	9
WEARABLES	9

Wear away with 10 letters (2)

Answer	Letters
HABILIMENT	10
OUTWEARING	10

Wear away with 11 letters (3)

Answer	Letters
HABILIMENTS	11
WHITTLE AWAY	11
WHITTLE DOWN	11

Synonyms for Wear away

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Clue	Match
Wear down	67%
A hairdo, say, to wear down	33%
Abrade	33%
Battle, fight	33%
Become raveled	33%
Blow away?	33%
Chip away	33%
Chip away at	33%
Come apart at the seams	33%
Conflict	33%
Cook disturbed by a brawl	33%
Cook disturbed by a noisy quarrel	33%
Cook welcomes a brawl	33%
Cook welcoming a fight	33%
Corrode	33%
Crumble, as support	33%
Cut into	33%
Decrease, as support	33%
Degrade what a Norseman did in speech?	33%
Destroy by degrees	33%
Destroy slowly	33%
Deteriorate	33%
Develop ruts, say	33%
Diminish by degrees	33%
Disturbance	33%
Donnybrook	33%
Dwindle, as support	33%
Eat at	33%
Eat at party, turning up before hosts	33%
Eat away	33%
Eat away at	33%
Eat into	33%
Fall away	33%
Fall off	33%
Gradually remove	33%
Grind down	33%
Head of Factory set up A&R meeting with Andy and Shed 7	33%
I hesitate to say some poetic lines are wearing	33%
In the end, vote was carried - break down!	33%
Introduction of full beam leads to quarrel	33%
Lose at the bank?	33%
Lose ground	33%
Lose ground?	33%
Lose little by little	33%
Lose underpinnings	33%
Melee to become untidy at the edges	33%
Opposite of build up	33%
Opposite of strengthen	33%
Row	33%
Rub	33%

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What's the best solution for Wear away?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Wear away is ERODE. Other possible answers include FRAY, ABRADE, assume, assumed, assumes, assuming, bear, bearing, among others.

How many solutions are there for Wear away?

We have found 91 possible answers for the crossword clue Wear away.

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What is another word for Wear away?

We list 89 synonyms related to Wear away. Common alternatives include DON, FAG, BEAR, BORE.

Which crosswords feature clues like Wear away?

Clues like Wear away often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Observer Everyman, Mail on Sunday, The Guardian Cryptic, The Daily Telegraph Toughie, The Sun Two Speed, among others.

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