The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RACY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Risque crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RACY | 62 % | 4 |
| BLUE | 10 % | 4 |
| SEXY | 7 % | 4 |
| BAWDY | 7 % | 5 |
| OFFCOLOR | 3 % | 8 |
| SPICY | 3 % | 5 |
| EDGY | 2 % | 4 |
| GAMY | 2 % | 4 |
| SALTY | 2 % | 5 |
| DARING | 1 % | 6 |
| SCABROUS | 1 % | 8 |
Why may EDGY be the right solution?
The word "edgy" can be used to describe something that is daring or provocative, which is often associated with being risqué.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Risque
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- racy
- sexy
- juicy
- naughty
- gamey
- gamy
- spicy
- blue
- bawdy
- risk
- raunchy
- saucy
Crossword Answer definitions
RACY adjective- Mildly risqué.
- Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil.
- (by extension) Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
- Involving a data race or a race condition.
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 RACY
- A bit off-color
- Off-color
- Risque
- Somewhat indelicate
- With some extra sauce
- A bit daring
- Suggestive
- A bit indelicate
- A bit blue
- Not for prudes
More clues leading to the result BLUE
- "Am I __"
- A primary color
- Dejected
- Like Carl Perkins's suede shoes
- Sad
- Babe's color
- Depressed
- Down in the dumps
- Down
- Like Smurfs
More clues leading to the result SEXY
- Alluring
- Amorous
- Flashing leg, say
- Appealing to the prurient interest
- "___ and I Know It" (LMFAO song)
- Built and stacked
- Capital-H Hot
- Choice, as honey
- Voluptuous
- Alluring, plus
More clues leading to the result BAWDY
- Salacious
- Like many limericks
- Like many a bachelor party
- Off-color
- Risqué
- Humorously vulgar
- Locker-room
- Like some limericks
- Coarse
- Like sex farces
More clues leading to the result OFFCOLOR
- Risque
- Bawdy
- Risqué ... and what each answer to a starred clue contains?
- Not proper
- Less than proper
- Risqué.
- Below standard.
- Racy
- Dubious or risqué
- Spicy
More clues leading to the result SPICY
- Risque
- Hot
- Like much Thai cuisine
- Word on Chinese menus
- A bit risqué
- Hot, on a Chinese menu
- Like Creole cooking
- Hot to the tongue
- Like Eltana's garlic cream spread
- Like Szechuan cuisine
More clues leading to the result EDGY
- Wired
- Tense
- Like indie crosswords (we hope)
- Like much prestige television
- Pacing, perhaps
- All wound up
- Innovative and daring
- Like challenging art
- Likely to snap
- Risk-taking
More clues leading to the result GAMY
- Ill-smelling
- Rank
- Like dark meat
- Like meat past its prime
- Foul-smelling
- Really ripe
- Like venison's flavor
- Scandalous
- Like venison or wild boar
- Like venison
More clues leading to the result SALTY
- Like most bar munchies
- Like the ocean
- Like some snacks
- Like pretzels
- Brackish
- Full of four-letter words
- Like tears
- Ribald
- Coarse, as a joke
- Like many pretzels
More clues leading to the result DARING
- Plucky
- Adventurous courage
- Courageous
- Bravery
- Venturesome
- Bold
- Dauntless
- Willing to take risks
- Adventurous
- Like a trapeze artist