Answer to ""Holy mackerel!"" crossword clue

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
YIKES	4 %	5
JEEZ	4 %	4
GREATSCOTT	4 %	10
ZOWIE	4 %	5
YOWEE	4 %	5
JIMINYCHRISTMAS	4 %	15

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Holy mackerel!"

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• king mackerel
• 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

1. 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 YIKES

• "Gadzooks!"
• "Gulp!"
• "Omigosh!"
• "Yeow!"
• "Whoops!"
• "Yowza!"
• "Egads!"
• "Zowie!"
• "Uh-oh!"
• "Oh, no!"

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!"

More clues leading to the result YOWEE

• "... Huh!?"
• "Holy mackerel!"
• Shout of pain

More clues leading to the result JIMINYCHRISTMAS

• "Holy mackerel!"