The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BADDREAM , but the solution may also be BAD DREAM which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Nightmare crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BADDREAM | 50 % | 8 |
| SOURDREAM | 17 % | 9 |
| FEAR | 8 % | 4 |
| BAD DREAM | 8 % | 9 |
| INCUBUS | 8 % | 7 |
| ORDEAL | 8 % | 6 |
Why may ORDEAL be the right solution?
"Nightmare" and "Ordeal" are synonyms. An ordeal is a difficult or painful experience, which can be described as a nightmare. Therefore, "Ordeal" is the right solution for the clue "Nightmare".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nightmare
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- incubus
- oneirodynia
- horror
- ordeal
- misery
- bane
- dream
- spectre
- hell
- bear
- spectrum
- cabos
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 BADDREAM
More clues leading to the result SOURDREAM
More clues leading to the result FEAR
- "Cape __" (De Niro movie)
- Be frightened of
- Dread
- Phobia
- Subject of a famous quote from FDR's inauguration
- North Carolina cape
- Adrenaline releaser
- "Nothing is more despicable than respect based on ___" (Camus)
- Cape in a Nolte flick
- Survival instinct?
More clues leading to the result BAD DREAM
More clues leading to the result INCUBUS
- Nocturnal demon
- Nocturnal demonic visitor
- Anything burdensome.
- Nightmare
- Certain demon
- Night demon
- Nightmare personified
- Medieval evil spirit
- Male demon