The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EGAD , but the solution may also be HEAVENS! which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
"My word!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
EGAD | 32 % | 4 |
ISAY | 24 % | 4 |
GEE | 13 % | 3 |
EGADS | 11 % | 5 |
GOSH | 3 % | 4 |
WOW | 2 % | 3 |
GOODHEAVENS | 2 % | 11 |
GOLLY | 2 % | 5 |
ILLBE | 2 % | 5 |
HEAVENS! | 1 % | 8 |
IDECLARE | 1 % | 8 |
GOODNESS | 1 % | 8 |
HEAVENS | 1 % | 7 |
GAD | 1 % | 3 |
OHDEAR | 1 % | 6 |
BYJOVE | 1 % | 6 |
UPON | 1 % | 4 |
MANALIVE | 1 % | 8 |
IDODECLARE | 1 % | 10 |
Why may HEAVENS be the right solution?
The phrase "My word!" is an exclamation of surprise or emphasis. "Heavens!" is a similar exclamation often used in the same context, making it the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "My word!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- oath
- vow
- promise
- pledge
- undertaking
- word
- promised
- vowed
- pledging
- promissory
- resolution
- sworn
Crossword Answer definitions
EGAD interjection- 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 ISAY
- "Do as __, ..."
- Greenwich "Gee!"
- Brit's conversation starter
- British exclamation
- Britisher's exclamation
- Gosh! to an Englishman
- "By Jove!"
- "My stars!"
- Brit's cry
- Brits say this
More clues leading to the result GEE
- "Golly!"
- "___ whiz"
- Start to whiz?
- Whiz lead-in
- Beaver exclamation
- Command to a horse
- Golly
- Step in the right direction
- Turn right
- Word from Beaver Cleaver
More clues leading to the result EGADS
- "My goodness!"
- "My word!"
- Old oath
- Quaint oath
- Zounds!
- Mild oath
- "I never!"
- "I say!"
- "Oh, bother"
- Astonished outburst
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 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 GOODHEAVENS
More clues leading to the result GOLLY
- "Holy cow!"
- "My word!"
- "Betcha By ___, Wow" (1972 Stylistics hit)
- "Gee whiz!"
- Exclamation from Gomer Pyle
- Wow!
- "Will you look at that!"
- "Wow!"
- "Well, I'll be!"
- "Wowie!"
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!
More clues leading to the result IDECLARE
- "Oh, my!"
- "Land sakes!"
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "Well!"
- "My word!"
- "Goodness me!"
- "My stars!"
- *"My stars!"
- "My!"
- Surprised exclamation.
More clues leading to the result GOODNESS
- With 35- and 52-Across, a movie line; with 29- and 43-Across, response of 40-Down
- Integrity
- Virtue
- "My __!"
- "Heavens!"
- Quality of saints.
- Gracious introduction?
- "My word!"
- "Wow!"
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
More clues leading to the result GAD
- Flit about
- Gallivant
- Wander (about)
- Roam around
- Meander
- Be footloose
- Amble
- ___ about (roam)
- Go a-roving
- Ramble around
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 BYJOVE
- "Holy moly!"
- Exclamation from Colonel Pickering
- Quaint exclamation
- Quaint "My goodness!"
- Cry of surprise
- "Here's a pleasant surprise!"
- Quaint cry of surprise
- "I swear!"
- "I say!"
- "My word!"
More clues leading to the result UPON
- After "once"
- At the high point of
- Atop
- Covering
- Fairy tale's second word
- Second word in a fairy tale
- Straddling
- "It came ___ a midnight.."
- Once ___ a time
- Over
More clues leading to the result MANALIVE
- "Wow!"
- Holy smoke!
- "Holy cow!"
- "Gee!"
- End of the quote
- Saying equal to "Oh, boy!"
- Boy! oh boy!
- Relative of "Oh boy!"
- Exclamatory intensive.
- Intensive exclamation.