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 |
| UNLUCKY | 5 % | 7 |
| HAPLESS | 5 % | 7 |
| TRAGIC | 5 % | 6 |
| ACCURSED | 5 % | 8 |
| ACCURST | 5 % | 7 |
| UNHAPPY | 5 % | 7 |
| CURSED | 5 % | 6 |
| 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 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 HAPLESS
- Prone to misfortune
- Ill-fated
- Unfortunate
- Unlucky
- Accident-prone
- Inept
- Unfortunate.
- Unlucky.
- Poor
- Unserendipitous
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 ACCURST
More clues leading to the result UNHAPPY
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