The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DREADED , but the solution may also be SCARY which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Universal uClick).
Fear-inducing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DREADED | 29 % | 7 |
| SCARY | 29 % | 5 |
| HAIRY | 14 % | 5 |
| EERIE | 14 % | 5 |
| WHITEKNUCKLED | 14 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fear-inducing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scary
- spooky
- eerie
- creepy
- frightening
- hairy
- scare
- funk
- terrify
- cursed
- fear
- courtship
Crossword Answer definitions
DREADED verb- To fear greatly.
- To anticipate with fear.
- To be in dread, or great fear.
- To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
- Causing fear, dread or terror.
- Wearing dreadlocks.
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 DREADED
- Greatly feared
- Was loath to experience
- Didn't look forward to
- Trembled at
- Had fears
- Like a bête noire
- Really feared
- Did not want to do
- Feared greatly
- Couldn't endure
More clues leading to the result SCARY
- Like a King novel
- Like a Vincent Price movie
- Like a haunted house
- Mel B. nickname
- Alarming
- Spine-tingling
- Gooseflesh-inducing
- Nightmarish
- Chilling
- Menacing
More clues leading to the result HAIRY
- Like the abominable snowman
- Tension-inducing
- Needing a shave?
- Like tarantulas
- Full of wool
- Like yeti, presumably
- Problematic
- Adjective for Cousin Itt
- Furry or frightful
- Bewhiskered
More clues leading to the result EERIE
- Creepy
- Gooseflesh-making
- Hair-raising
- Halloweenlike
- Inspiring dread
- Like the Twilight Zone
- Out of this world
- Really strange
- Spine-chilling
- Spine-tingling