Clues for the word "WASHOUT"
We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 23 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on October 14, 2025.
Definition of washout
- n. - The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away.
Referring Clues
- Absolute flop
- Complete failure
- Rainy-day road hazard
- Total failure
- Get clean away with a failure
- A failure as a fast dye?
- Dyes that do so are a failure
- Failure to hang the laundry on the line?
- Failure - to get rid of with water
- Have a cry after bearing complete failure
- Get only part way and cry at the disappointment
- Although a disappointment, stains may do so
- It's a disappointment when the colours aren't fast
- It's a disappointment when dirt won't do so
- A failure as a fast dye?
- Failure to hang the laundry on the line?
Last Seen In
- Daily American - October 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 17, 2025
- Daily American - March 08, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 22, 2023
- Daily American - October 14, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 19, 2023
- Daily American - March 08, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 14, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 08, 2017
- Daily American - October 14, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 21, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 13, 2017
- Daily American - March 08, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 26, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 21, 2015
- Guardian Quick - January 09, 2015
- Thinks Daily - March 23, 2010
- New York Times - November 19, 2009
- Thinks Daily - March 23, 2008
- LA Times Sunday - June 10, 2007
- Guardian Quick - February 23, 2006
- New York Times - August 20, 1997