Omission of the final sound or sounds of a word, as when credibility becomes cred or child becomes chile (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Omission of the final sound or sounds of a word, as when credibility becomes cred or child becomes chile (7) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is APOCOPE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APOCOPE Omission of the final sound or sounds of a word, as when credibility becomes cred or child becomes chile (7) (7)
7% ELISION Sound omission (7) Thomas Joseph Aug 23, 2025
5% RIPEN Become mature (5) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
5% TONES Sounds (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 4, 2025
5% BEFRIEND Become pals with (8) The Times Concise Sep 1, 2025
5% MOLEHILLS When exaggerated they become mountains (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 30, 2025
5% FADE Become weaker (4) The Times Concise Aug 28, 2025
5% CREAK Grating sound sound sound (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 22, 2025
5% DULLS Becomes blunt (5) Commuter Aug 21, 2025
5% GROW Become larger (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 13, 2025
Omission of the final sound or sounds of a word, as when credibility becomes cred or child becomes chile (7) Crossword Clue
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