The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CLEMENCY , but the solution may also be LORDY! which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Mercy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLEMENCY | 10 % | 8 |
| LENIENCY | 10 % | 8 |
| OHMY | 10 % | 4 |
| LENIENCE | 7 % | 8 |
| GRACE | 7 % | 5 |
| IGIVE | 7 % | 5 |
| LORDY | 7 % | 5 |
| GASP | 7 % | 4 |
| OHNO | 7 % | 4 |
| LORDY! | 3 % | 6 |
| LENITY | 3 % | 6 |
| OHDEAR | 3 % | 6 |
| NOMORE | 3 % | 6 |
| GLORYBE | 3 % | 7 |
| ILLBE | 3 % | 5 |
| HEAVENS | 3 % | 7 |
| QUARTER | 3 % | 7 |
Why may LORDY be the right solution?
"LORDY!" is an informal exclamation used to express surprise or dismay, similar in meaning to "Mercy!" in this context. It fits the clue well.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mercy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mercifulness
- clemency
- merciful
- leniency
- compassionate
- kindness
- caring
- goodwill
- sympathy
- compassion
- benevolence
- warm-heartedness
Crossword Answer definitions
CLEMENCY noun- The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
- A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.
- Mildness of weather.
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 CLEMENCY
More clues leading to the result LENIENCY
- Indulgence
- Compassion from the judge
- Judge's choice
- Clemency.
- Softness.
- Lack of severity.
- Mercy.
- Mercy
- Tolerance
- Mercy from a judge
More clues leading to the result OHMY
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "This is bad ..."
- "Good heavens!"
- "Heavens!"
- "That's surprising!"
- Expression of alarm
- "Gracious!"
- "This certainly isn't what I expected"
- "I didn't expect that!"
- "Goodness!"
More clues leading to the result LENIENCE
- Quality that "hanging judges" lack
- Soft-hearted bent
- Mercy
- It may be requested before a sentence
- Softness
- Clemency.
- Quality of being gentle.
- Indulgence.
- Forbearance.
- Permissiveness
More clues leading to the result GRACE
- Preprandial prayer
- Singer Potter whose backing band is the Nocturnals
- Words before the meal
- European princess
- Balletic quality
- Preprandial words
- Klutz's lack
- Pre-meal prayer
- Meal prayer
- Actress Kelly or singer Slick
More clues leading to the result IGIVE
- Uncle!
- "Uncle!"
- "Can't beat that"
- "Tell me the answer"
- "Enough!"
- "Stop already!"
- "Stop, already!"
- "Enough already!"
- "What's the answer?"
- "That's enough!"
More clues leading to the result LORDY
- "Omigod!"
- "Mercy!"
- "Mercy me!"
- Mild epithet
- "Oh, dear!"
- Exclamation akin to "heavens!"
- "My stars!"
- "Good golly!"
More clues leading to the result GASP
- Reaction of surprise
- Post-aerobics breath, perhaps
- Shocked reaction
- Shocking reaction
- Breathe laboriously
- Express surprise
- Wheeze
- Pant
- Sound from one who was underwater too long
- Shocked sound
More clues leading to the result OHNO
- "This can't be!"
- Follows an accident
- Words of dismay
- "Sakes alive!"
- "Say it ain't so!"
- Rats!
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "Dammit all!"
- Speed skating gold medalist
- "Can't be..."
More clues leading to the result LORDY!
More clues leading to the result LENITY
- Mercy
- Mild quality
- Clemency.
- Merciful judgment.
- Mildness.
- Gentleness.
- Clemency
- Kindness
- Softies show it
- Mildness
More clues leading to the result OHDEAR
- "My goodness!"
- "Here we go again"
- "Mercy me!"
- Phrase of distress
- "How awful!"
- "Oops!"
- Worrywart's exclamation
- "This isn't good!"
- "Goodness gracious!"
- "How worrisome!"
More clues leading to the result NOMORE
- "Enough, enough!"
- "All done!"
- "Stop it!"
- "That's it!"
- "Enough!"
- "Uncle!"
- "Enough already!"
- "That's enough!"
- "That'll do"
- "Stop!"
More clues leading to the result GLORYBE
- "Praise the Lord"
- "Praise the Lord!"
- "Hallelujah!"
- "Good heavens!"
- "Goodness gracious!"
- Elated shout
- "Good gracious!"
- 'My stars!'
- 'Hallelujah!'
- "My goodness!"
More clues leading to the result ILLBE
- "Consider me surprised!"
- "How about that!"
- "Who knew?"
- Reply of surprise
- "Well, dog my cats"
- "Well ___!" ("Fancy that!")
- "Who'da thunk it!"
- "Son of a gun!"
- "Well, ___ darned!"
- "Well!"
More clues leading to the result HEAVENS
- "Dear me!"
- Celestial sphere
- It's over your head
- "Oh my!"
- Exclamation of surprise.
- Oh, goodness me!
- Goodness gracious!
- The firmament.
- Mercy!
- Firmament