The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DOOMED , but the solution may also be NOT TO BE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Ill-fated crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DOOMED | 25 % | 6 |
| STARCROSSED | 15 % | 11 |
| DAMNED | 15 % | 6 |
| NOTTOBE | 5 % | 7 |
| UNHAPPY | 5 % | 7 |
| UNLUCKY | 5 % | 7 |
| CURSED | 5 % | 6 |
| ACCURST | 5 % | 7 |
| TRAGIC | 5 % | 6 |
| ACCURSED | 5 % | 8 |
| HAPLESS | 5 % | 7 |
| NOT TO BE | 5 % | 9 |
Why may NOT-TO-BE be the right solution?
The phrase "Not to be" is often used to describe something that is ill-fated or doomed to fail, making it a fitting answer to the clue "Ill-fated."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ill-fated
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unfortunate
- unlucky
- ill-starred
- ill-omened
- doomed
- hapless
- dire
- unhappy
- unholy
- sinister
- nefarious
- miserable
Crossword Answer definitions
DOOMED verb- To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.
- To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
- To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
- To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
- To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
- Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
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 DOOMED
- Consigned to oblivion
- Up the creek without a paddle
- Done for
- Ill-fated
- Headed for the Styx
- Star-crossed
- Is kaput.
- Condemned.
- Pronounced judgment against.
- Destined.
More clues leading to the result STARCROSSED
More clues leading to the result DAMNED
- "Out, __ spot!"
- "Village of the __": 1995 film
- Like a spot in "Macbeth"
- Doomed.
- Fitzgerald's "The Beautiful and ___."
- "Out, ___ spot!"
- Outrageous: Colloq.
- Descriptive of Faust.
- Denounced as a failure.
- Extremely
More clues leading to the result NOTTOBE
- Hamlet choice
- Doomed
- Ill-fated
- One of Hamlet's choices.
- After Hamlet's "or"
- "To be, or ___"
- Hamlet's gloomy alternative
- One of Hamlet's choices
- Alternative to 40 Across
- Ill-fated ... or a hint for answering the six starred clues
More clues leading to the result UNHAPPY
More clues leading to the result UNLUCKY
- Not fortunate
- Hapless
- Ill-fated
- Word from a grumpy gambler
- Accident-prone
- Star-crossed
- Inauspicious.
- Ill-starred
- For these the bread lands butter side down
More clues leading to the result CURSED
- Put a hex on
- Execrable
- Detestable
- Spellbound?
- Put under a spell
- Placed a hex on
- Under an evil spell.
- Execrable.
- Wicked.
- Hateful
More clues leading to the result ACCURST
More clues leading to the result TRAGIC
- Disastrous
- Dreadful
- Very sad
- Like a Sophocles play
- Terribly sad
- Like certain flaws
- Like Hamlet
- Like "Macbeth"
- Ill-fated
- Like "Romeo and Juliet"
More clues leading to the result ACCURSED
More clues leading to the result HAPLESS
- Prone to misfortune
- Ill-fated
- Unfortunate
- Unlucky
- Accident-prone
- Inept
- Unfortunate.
- Unlucky.
- Poor
- Unserendipitous