The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GELID , but the solution may also be ALOOF which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Icy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GELID | 78 % | 5 |
| ALOOF | 11 % | 5 |
| COLD | 4 % | 4 |
| GLACIAL | 4 % | 7 |
| DETACHED | 2 % | 8 |
| FROZEN | 2 % | 6 |
Why may ALOOF be the right solution?
The word "ALOOF" can be used to describe someone who is emotionally distant or cold, similar to the way ice can make something cold. So, "Icy" can be a synonym for "ALOOF."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Icy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- freezing
- frozen
- gelid
- frosty
- frigid
- cold
- wintry
- glacial
- shiny
- polar
- arctic
- glazed
Crossword Answer definitions
GELID adjective- Very cold; icy or frosty.
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 GELID
More clues leading to the result ALOOF
- Cool
- Distant
- Emotionally removed
- Unsociable
- Icy and removed
- Cool and distant
- Detached
- Not overly friendly
- Remote
- Removed
More clues leading to the result COLD
- "___ hands, warm heart"
- Rather unfriendly
- Unfriendly
- In need of warming?
- Standoffish
- Thing bad to catch
- Far from the treasure
- Common complaint?
- Lacking compassion
- Word before cream or comfort
More clues leading to the result GLACIAL
- Bitterly cold
- Like ice sheets and bergs
- Frigid
- Snail-like
- Really slow
- Describing the Pleistocene epoch.
- Cold as ice.
- Cold and hard.
- Freezing cold.
- Pertaining to ice floes.