The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word UMBRAE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Shadows crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UMBRAE | 29 % | 6 |
| UMBRAS | 14 % | 6 |
| GLOOM | 14 % | 5 |
| TECS | 7 % | 4 |
| TRAILS | 7 % | 6 |
| TAGALONGS | 7 % | 9 |
| SPIES | 7 % | 5 |
| TAILS | 7 % | 5 |
| DOGS | 7 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shadows
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trace
- apparition
- phantom
- vestige
- overshadow
- dwarf
- shade
- dark
- darkness
- tail
- shade off
- counted
Crossword Answer definitions
UMBRAE noun- The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
- The central region of a sunspot.
- A shadow.
- An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
- One of the family Umbridae of mudminnows.
- A sciaenoid fish, the umbrine.
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 UMBRAE
More clues leading to the result UMBRAS
More clues leading to the result GLOOM
- Bad outlook
- Murkiness
- Murk
- Melancholy
- Low spirits
- Doom's counterpart
- Depression
- Despondency
- Darkness
- Doom partner
More clues leading to the result TECS
- Sleuths
- Columbo, Spade, and others
- Private eyes, in slang
- Clue finders
- Dicks
- Gumshoes
- Gumshoes, for short
- Investigating cops
- Private eyes
- Sleuths, for short
More clues leading to the result TRAILS
- Roy Rogers' "Happy ___"
- Backpacker's byways
- Is following
- Park ways
- Falls behind
- Hiker's paths
- Park features
- Skiing sites
- Hiking paths
- Some forest map lines
More clues leading to the result TAGALONGS
More clues leading to the result SPIES
- 86 and 99, in "Get Smart"
- Caleb and Joshua
- Secret agents
- Cover group?
- Some moles
- Fleming characters
- Bug specialists?
- Prohias' adversaries
- "Mad" adversaries
- Prohias's adversaries
More clues leading to the result TAILS
- Follows
- Flip comment?
- Call before a game
- Formal wear
- Quarter back?
- Flip result?
- Flip remark?
- Coin call
- Flip decision?
- Toss choice