The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ICKY , but the solution may also be GROSS! which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Disgusting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ICKY | 20 % | 4 |
| UGH | 20 % | 3 |
| ICK | 14 % | 3 |
| VILE | 12 % | 4 |
| GROSS | 8 % | 5 |
| NASTY | 8 % | 5 |
| YUCKY | 4 % | 5 |
| LOATHSOME | 1 % | 9 |
| CREEPY | 1 % | 6 |
| REPULSIVE | 1 % | 9 |
| YUCK | 1 % | 4 |
| ICK! | 1 % | 4 |
| EEEW | 1 % | 4 |
| OBSCENE | 1 % | 7 |
| NOISOME | 1 % | 7 |
| FOUL | 1 % | 4 |
| ODIOUS | 1 % | 6 |
| GROSS! | 1 % | 6 |
Why may ICK be the right solution?
The word "ICK!" is a common exclamation used to express disgust, making it the perfect answer for the clue "Disgusting!"
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Disgusting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- disgustful
- yucky
- loathly
- loathsome
- distasteful
- offensive
- wicked
- foul
- repellant
- repellent
- revolting
- nauseating
Crossword Answer definitions
ICKY adjective- Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
- Excessively sentimental.
- Unwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health.
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 ICKY
- Repulsive
- Too sweet, so to speak
- A bit nasty
- Nasty
- Gross, to children
- Distasteful
- Like worms, to many
- Revolting
- Gooey
- Gummy
More clues leading to the result UGH
- "Gross!"
- "Ew-w-w! Gross!"
- Not that!
- "Oh, gawd"
- "That's gross!"
- "That's awful!"
- "Bleah!"
- "Didn't need to hear that"
- "Don't tell me any more!"
- "Not again!"
More clues leading to the result ICK
- "Ew-w-w! Gross!"
- "How gross!"
- Opposite of "yum"
- "Bleah!"
- "Get it away from me!"
- "Grody"
- "That's awful!"
- "You're going to eat that?!"
- Sound made while gagging
- "Eeewwww!"
More clues leading to the result VILE
- Despicable
- Disgusting
- Contemptible
- Reprehensible
- Foul
- Miserable
- Apt anagram of "evil"
- Abhorrent
- Beneath contempt
- Awful-tasting
More clues leading to the result GROSS
- 144
- Twelve square
- Flagrant
- "Ugh"
- Pre-deductions
- Dozen dozen
- Evoking an Eeewwww!
- A dozen dozen
- Take in
- Opposite of net
More clues leading to the result NASTY
- Malicious
- Painful
- Particularly unpleasant
- Bitter
- Foul-smelling
- Not at all nice
- Mean-spirited
- Foul-tasking
- Vile
- Janet Jackson, 1986
More clues leading to the result YUCKY
- Disgusting
- Gross
- "Icky poo!"
- Disgusting, slangily
- Totally gross
- Foul
- Eliciting an "ugh," maybe
- Eliciting an "Ick!"
More clues leading to the result LOATHSOME
More clues leading to the result CREEPY
- Like someone who randomly likes an old profile picture of yours
- Willies-inducing
- Causing goose bumps, perhaps
- Spine-tingling
- Disgusting
- Eerie
- Shiver-inducing
- Causing goose bumps
- Spine-chilling
- 7-Dwarfs' weird kin?
More clues leading to the result REPULSIVE
More clues leading to the result YUCK
- "Ew, gross!"
- "Ewww!"
- "Ooh, that's disgusting!"
- Putrefaction reaction
- "Grody to the max!"
- "Gross!"
- Disgusted reaction
- "Disgusting!"
- "That's gross!"
- "I hate it!"
More clues leading to the result ICK!
More clues leading to the result EEEW
More clues leading to the result OBSCENE
- R-rated
- Bluer than blue
- Indecent
- More than off-color
- Outrageous
- Repulsive
- Like a banned book, perhaps
- Bleepworthy
- Lewd
- Abominable
More clues leading to the result NOISOME
- Foul-smelling
- Harmful
- Very offensive
- Nauseating
- Stinking
- Smelly
- Stinky (but not necessarily loud, surprisingly)
- Offensive
- Putrid
- Disgusting
More clues leading to the result FOUL
- Not fair
- Morally detestable
- Cry ___
- Illegal shift, e.g.
- It's just not fair!
- Party ___ (spilling the bongwater, e.g.)
- Sports offense
- It's not fair
- Cager's offense
- Free throw cause
More clues leading to the result ODIOUS
- Contemptible
- Repugnant
- Hateful
- Abominable
- Despicable
- Loathsome
- Beyond offensive
- Inspiring repugnance
- Particularly awful
- Thoroughly vile