The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word DIM , but the solution may also be DUSKY which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Shadowy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DIM | 29 % | 3 |
| UMBRAL | 18 % | 6 |
| DUSKY | 18 % | 5 |
| DARK | 12 % | 4 |
| LURKER | 6 % | 6 |
| SOMBER | 6 % | 6 |
| VAGUE | 6 % | 5 |
| FAINT | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shadowy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shady
- umbrageous
- shaded
- indistinct
- faint
- vague
- insubstantial
- unsubstantial
- unreal
- wraithlike
- dim
- wispy
Crossword Answer definitions
DIM noun- Dimness.
- To make something less bright.
- To become darker.
- To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct
- To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
- Not bright or colorful.
- Not smart or intelligent.
- Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
- Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
- Lessened, reduced
- Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
- Reduced by a semitone
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 DIM
- No rocket scientist
- __ bulb (not too bright)
- Not bright
- Shadowy
- Turn the lights down
- __ bulb (stupid person)
- Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food)
- Indistinct
- Vague
- Barely turned on
More clues leading to the result UMBRAL
More clues leading to the result DUSKY
- Crepuscular
- Like twilight
- Like an overcast day
- Having dark skin
- Dark-colored
- Like late twilight
- Like evening
- Dark of hue.
- Darkish.
- Not luminous.
More clues leading to the result DARK
- Gloomy
- "____ Shadows"
- Pitch black
- Like film noir
- Unlit
- Chiaroscuro factor
- After sundown
- In shadow
- Foreboding
- Shadowy
More clues leading to the result LURKER
- Passive reader on line
- Shy chat room participant
- Person who reads online but doesn't comment
- Shadowy
- Online newsgroup non-participant
- Chat-room nonparticipant
- Prowler.
- Sneak
- One who skulks
- Furtive sort
More clues leading to the result SOMBER
- Gloomily dark
- Dead serious
- Hardly upbeat
- Grave
- Melancholy
- Dark and dull
- Quite serious
- Gloomy
- Mournful
- Extremely serious
More clues leading to the result VAGUE
- Not clear
- Sketchy
- Hard to pin down
- Unspecific
- Fuzzy
- Nonspecific
- Nebulous
- Not clearly expressed
- Undefined
- Hard to make out