The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EGAD , but the solution may also be EGAD! which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
"Great Scott!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EGAD | 37 % | 4 |
| DRED | 17 % | 4 |
| EGADS | 7 % | 5 |
| SIRWALTER | 7 % | 9 |
| HOLYMACKEREL | 7 % | 12 |
| EGAD! | 3 % | 5 |
| BYGOLLY | 3 % | 7 |
| YIPES | 3 % | 5 |
| YEGODS | 3 % | 6 |
| WOW | 3 % | 3 |
| IVANHOE | 3 % | 7 |
| HEAVENS | 3 % | 7 |
| WALTER | 3 % | 6 |
Why may EGAD be the right solution?
"Egad!" is an exclamation used to show surprise or shock, similar to "Great Scott!" It is a fitting answer to the clue as it captures the same sentiment.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Great Scott!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- exclamation mark
- surprisal
- exclamation
- startle
- startlement
- shock
- startling
- eureka moment
- explosion
- shock to the system
- sudden
- outburst
Crossword Answer definitions
EGAD interjection- A mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc.
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 EGAD
- "Great Caesar's ghost!"
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "Omigod!"
- "Omigosh!"
- "Yikes!"
- "Zounds!" kin
- Goodness gracious!
- Holy cow, relative
- Mild epithet
- Mild exclamation
More clues leading to the result DRED
- 1856 Stowe novel
- First name in an 1857 decision
- Famous Scott
- Stowe work
- Stowe's Scott
- ___ Scott Decision
- Scott in the news in 1857
- Scott of jurisprudence
- __ Scott decision
- Great Scott
More clues leading to the result EGADS
- "My goodness!"
- "My word!"
- Old oath
- Quaint oath
- Zounds!
- Mild oath
- "I never!"
- "I say!"
- "Oh, bother"
- Astonished outburst
More clues leading to the result SIRWALTER
More clues leading to the result HOLYMACKEREL
- Ceremonial fish?
- Exclamation of surprise
- "Wow!"
- "Great Scott!"
- "Good golly!"
- Exclamation of amazement
- "That's a surprise!"
- ANGELFISH?
- Fishy exclamation.
- Relative of yipes
More clues leading to the result EGAD!
More clues leading to the result BYGOLLY
More clues leading to the result YIPES
- Cry of dismay
- "Eeech!"
- "Ye gods!"
- "Eek!"
- Alarmed exclamation
- "Holy smoke!"
- "Holy cow!"
- "Uh-oh!"
- "Uh-oh"
- Suddenly shocked sound
More clues leading to the result YEGODS
- Old-time oath
- "Holy moly!"
- "Gadzooks!"
- "Heavens to Murgatroyd!"
- "Mercy me!"
- "Oh me, oh my!"
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "Holy cannoli!"
- "Great Caesar's ghost!"
- 'By Jove!'
More clues leading to the result WOW
- "Holy mackerel!"
- Word before and after "just," in an annoyingly common reaction
- Bowl over
- Knock one's socks off
- "I'm impressed!"
- "Did you just say what I thought you said?"
- Floor
- Knock the socks off
- "Remarkable!"
- "Unreal!"
More clues leading to the result IVANHOE
- Rowena's lover
- Rowena's love
- Lady Rowena's love
- Sir Walter Scott classic
- Sir Walter Scott novel
- Scott novel
- Great Scott novel
- Sir Walter Scott masterwork
- Scott romance
- *Sir Walter Scott novel
More clues leading to the result HEAVENS
- "Dear me!"
- Celestial sphere
- It's over your head
- "Oh my!"
- Exclamation of surprise.
- Oh, goodness me!
- Goodness gracious!
- The firmament.
- Mercy!
- Firmament