The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STRICKEN , but the solution may also be ILL which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Afflicted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STRICKEN | 39 % | 8 |
| ILL | 32 % | 3 |
| AILED | 7 % | 5 |
| LADEN | 4 % | 5 |
| SORE | 4 % | 4 |
| BESET | 4 % | 5 |
| GRIEVED | 4 % | 7 |
| RACKED | 4 % | 6 |
| TORN | 4 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Afflicted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stricken
- sick
- impaired
- ill
- unfit
- tormented
- tortured
- plagued
- bereaved
- troubled
- damaged
- blighted
Crossword Answer definitions
STRICKEN adjective- Struck by something.
- Disabled or incapacitated by something.
- (sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
- To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- (personal, social) To have a sharp or severe effect.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- To take down, especially in the following contexts.
- To set off on a walk or trip.
- To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
- To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- To make and ratify.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (sugar-making) To lade thickened sugar cane juice from a teache into a cooler.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
- To balance (a ledger or account).
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 STRICKEN
- Afflicted, as with guilt
- Afflicted with illness, say
- Hit (with)
- Afflicted
- Hit
- Poverty-___ (very poor)
- Deleted (from).
- Incapacitated
- Wounded
- Ill
More clues leading to the result ILL
- "__ Never Smile Again"
- Laid up
- Out of sorts
- Under the weather
- Feeling poorly
- Not healthy
- Not well
- Sick
- Ailing
- Hardly healthy
More clues leading to the result AILED
- Had health problems
- Took sick
- Felt bad
- Felt poorly
- Felt sick
- Was under the weather
- Had the blahs
- Felt shitty
- Was unwell
- Afflicted
More clues leading to the result LADEN
- Weighed down
- Heavily burdened
- Filled (with)
- Filled with freight
- Borne
- Loaded down
- Burdened
- Weighted with cargo
- Encumbered
- Carrying a burden
More clues leading to the result SORE
- Aching
- Hot under the collar
- Saddle ____ (equestrian's woe)
- Ticked
- Ticked off
- Inflamed and painful
- Painful place
- Steamed
- Tender
- Touchy
More clues leading to the result BESET
- Plague
- Worry
- Assail
- Attack from all directions
- Under siege
- Harass
- Under attack
- Widely assailed
- Harried
- Hem in
More clues leading to the result GRIEVED
- Mourned
- Had a broken heart
- Shed a tear for
- Was down a lot, maybe
- Sorrowed.
- Afflicted.
- Mourned.
- Caused distress
- With 18-Across, Was sorrowful * Separate
- Was sorrowful
More clues leading to the result RACKED
- Tallied, with "up"
- Placed in a display case.
- Tormented.
- Accumulated, with "up"
- Arranged, as billiard balls in a triangle
- Strained the brain
- Amassed, with "up"
- Acutely distressed
- Afflicted
- Prepared balls for billiards