The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCARY which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2021.
Frightening crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCARY | 54 % | 5 |
| EERIE | 20 % | 5 |
| FEARSOME | 9 % | 8 |
| EERY | 3 % | 4 |
| HAIRY | 3 % | 5 |
| FEARFUL | 3 % | 7 |
| STARTLING | 3 % | 9 |
| DREADFUL | 3 % | 8 |
| HAIRRAISING | 3 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Frightening
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fearsome
- alarming
- fearful
- dreaded
- dread
- direful
- terrorisation
- terrible
- horrific
- dreadful
- terrorization
- horrendous
Crossword Answer definitions
SCARY adjective- Causing or able to cause fright.
- Uncannily striking or surprising.
- Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened.
- Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.
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 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 EERIE
- Creepy
- Gooseflesh-making
- Hair-raising
- Halloweenlike
- Inspiring dread
- Like the Twilight Zone
- Out of this world
- Really strange
- Spine-chilling
- Spine-tingling
More clues leading to the result FEARSOME
- Inspiring dread
- Awe-inspiring
- Frightening
- Like ogres and A-bombs
- Scary
- Ride
- Alarming.
- Timorous
- Awful
- Redoubtable
More clues leading to the result EERY
- Spooky
- Weird
- Out of this world
- Spine-chilling
- Like a King novel (variant spelling)
- Spooky (var.)
- Uncanny
- Hair-raising
- Like "Psycho"
- Like a King novel: Var.
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 FEARFUL
More clues leading to the result STARTLING
- Frightening.
- Frightful.
- Shocking.
- Causing surprise
- Scary or wondrous
- Alarming
- Wondrous
- Unexpected
- Amazing
- Astonishing