The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LURID , but the solution may also be GASP which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Shocking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LURID | 39 % | 5 |
| GASP | 11 % | 4 |
| AWFUL | 7 % | 5 |
| SAD | 7 % | 3 |
| SCANDALOUS | 7 % | 10 |
| THATSINCREDIBLE | 4 % | 15 |
| AREYOUKIDDINGME | 4 % | 15 |
| OHWHATASURPRISE | 4 % | 15 |
| HORRID | 4 % | 6 |
| STARTLING | 4 % | 9 |
| IMFLABBERGASTED | 4 % | 15 |
| MONSTROUS | 4 % | 9 |
| EYEOPENING | 4 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shocking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lurid
- scandalous
- shameful
- disgraceful
- immoral
- sensational
- startling
- shocker
- stunning
- upsetting
- worrying
- astonishing
Crossword Answer definitions
LURID adjective- Shocking, horrifying.
- Melodramatic.
- Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
- Being of a light yellow hue.
- Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
- Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.
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 LURID
- Like pulp fiction
- Glaringly vivid
- Grisly
- Like some details
- Gruesome
- Lake tabloid shockers
- Like pulp magazines
- Shocking (5)
- Sensationalized
- Glaringly sensational
More clues leading to the result GASP
- Reaction of surprise
- Post-aerobics breath, perhaps
- Shocked reaction
- Shocking reaction
- Breathe laboriously
- Express surprise
- Wheeze
- Pant
- Sound from one who was underwater too long
- Shocked sound
More clues leading to the result AWFUL
- Terrible
- The pits
- Worth no stars
- Dismal
- "Yuck!"-inducing
- Rotten
- Just terrible
- Appalling
- Yucky
- Worth two thumbs down
More clues leading to the result SAD
More clues leading to the result SCANDALOUS
More clues leading to the result THATSINCREDIBLE
More clues leading to the result AREYOUKIDDINGME
- "The fuck?"
- "Say what?"
- "Get real"
- "Get outta here!"
- "Yeah, right!"
- "Am I supposed to take this seriously?"
- Incredulous response
- "Pshaw!"
- "Seriously?"
- "Really?!"
More clues leading to the result OHWHATASURPRISE
More clues leading to the result HORRID
- Ghastly
- Dreadful
- Egregious
- Perfectly awful
- Absolutely atrocious
- Absolutely dreadful
- Just plain awful
- Atrocious
- Repulsive
- Abysmal
More clues leading to the result STARTLING
- Frightening.
- Frightful.
- Shocking.
- Causing surprise
- Scary or wondrous
- Alarming
- Wondrous
- Unexpected
- Amazing
- Astonishing