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 |
| HORRID | 4 % | 6 |
| OHWHATASURPRISE | 4 % | 15 |
| STARTLING | 4 % | 9 |
| MONSTROUS | 4 % | 9 |
| IMFLABBERGASTED | 4 % | 15 |
| EYEOPENING | 4 % | 10 |
| THATSINCREDIBLE | 4 % | 15 |
| AREYOUKIDDINGME | 4 % | 15 |
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 HORRID
- Ghastly
- Dreadful
- Egregious
- Perfectly awful
- Absolutely atrocious
- Absolutely dreadful
- Just plain awful
- Atrocious
- Repulsive
- Abysmal
More clues leading to the result OHWHATASURPRISE
More clues leading to the result STARTLING
- Frightening.
- Frightful.
- Shocking.
- Causing surprise
- Scary or wondrous
- Alarming
- Wondrous
- Unexpected
- Amazing
- Astonishing