The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EGAD which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
"Holy mackerel!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
EGAD | 24 % | 4 |
WOW | 20 % | 3 |
YIPES | 16 % | 5 |
GOSH | 8 % | 4 |
MAN | 8 % | 3 |
JEEZ | 4 % | 4 |
GREATSCOTT | 4 % | 10 |
ZOWIE | 4 % | 5 |
YOWEE | 4 % | 5 |
JIMINYCHRISTMAS | 4 % | 15 |
YIKES | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Holy mackerel!"
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- jack mackerel
- mackerel sky
- horse mackerel
- holy moly
- spanish mackerel
- holy mother
- holy shit
- holy oil
- holy smoke
- mahimahi
- holy ghost
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 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 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 GOSH
- Mild oath
- "Gee whillikers!"
- "Gee!"
- "Holy mackerel!"
- "Well, I'll be!"
- "Jeepers!"
- "Wow!"
- "Oh, my!"
- "Wowsers!"
- "Oh my!"
More clues leading to the result MAN
- Checker piece
- Chess queen, strangely, enough
- To a __ (without exception)
- "I'm a ___" (Bo Diddley hit)
- "Wow!"
- Superhero suffix
- ___ overboard!
- Fit out
- Game piece
- Staff
More clues leading to the result JEEZ
- "__ Louise!"
- "Gimme a break"
- "Gimme an effin' break"
- "Golly!"
- "Shucks!"
- "Gosh ... "
- "Good grief!"
- "Aw!"
- Annoyed interjection that borders on blasphemy
- "Holy cow!"
More clues leading to the result GREATSCOTT
- "My heavens!"
- "Gadzooks!"
- "Holy Toledo!"
- "Wow!"
- Exclamation of surprise.
- "Holy mackerel!"
- "Heavens to Murgatroyd!"
- "Yikes!"
- "Outstanding, skater Hamilton!"
- Line from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" that causes audience members to throw toilet paper at the screen
More clues leading to the result ZOWIE
- "Wowie ___!"
- "Ni-i-i-ice!"
- "Yahoo!"
- Ecstatic exclamation
- "Yikes!"
- Expression of surprise
- "Holy moly!"
- "Holy mackerel!"
- Cry of delight
- "Awesome!"