The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word JOLTS , but the solution may also be APPALLS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Shocks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| JOLTS | 20 % | 5 |
| JARS | 16 % | 4 |
| STUNS | 13 % | 5 |
| TRAUMAS | 11 % | 7 |
| APPALLS | 7 % | 7 |
| APPALS | 7 % | 6 |
| STARTLES | 4 % | 8 |
| ZAPS | 4 % | 4 |
| TRAUMATA | 4 % | 8 |
| BRUNTS | 2 % | 6 |
| AWES | 2 % | 4 |
| SCANDALIZES | 2 % | 11 |
| MANES | 2 % | 5 |
| SHAKESUP | 2 % | 8 |
| HAIR | 2 % | 4 |
Why may JOLTS be the right solution?
The answer to "Shocks" is "JOLTS" because "jolts" refers to sudden and strong movements or impacts, which can be considered as shocks.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shocks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- take aback
- stun
- offend
- outrage
- traumatize
- appall
- stupor
- daze
- scandalize
- concussion
- impact
- blow
Crossword Answer definitions
JOLTS noun- An act of jolting.
- A surprise or shock.
- A long prison sentence.
- A narcotic injection.
- To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
- To knock sharply
- To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
- To shock emotionally.
- To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
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 JOLTS
- Shocks
- Defibrillator output
- Shakes up
- Knocks for a loop
- Rude awakenings
- Bumps
- Emotional shocks
- Throws for a loop
- Discomposes
- Startles
More clues leading to the result JARS
- Mason and Leyden
- They may be jelly-filled
- Jelly containers
- Jam containers
- Tollhouse homes
- Knocks off balance
- Disturbs
- Grates
- Storage containers
- Apothecary's vessels
More clues leading to the result STUNS
- Bowls over
- Knocks for a loop
- Floors
- Zaps with a phaser
- Hits like a ton of bricks
- Really wows
- Knocks dizzy
- Knocks out
- Bedazzles
- Uses a Taser on, maybe
More clues leading to the result TRAUMAS
- Painful events
- Serious shocks
- Shocks
- Major jolts
- Psychological shocks
- Emotional wounds
- Triage priorities
- Psychological wounds
- Harrowing episodes
- Emotional upsets
More clues leading to the result APPALLS
- Horrifies
- Fills with dismay
- Scandalizes
- Shocks
- Outrages
- Dismays
- Seriously shocks
- Fills with horror
- Disappoints, and then some
- Fills with fear
More clues leading to the result APPALS
- Horrifies
- Dismays
- Fills with dismay
- Repulses
- Dismays.
- Shocks.
- Chills the blood
- Consternates
- Consternates: Var.
- Shocks
More clues leading to the result STARTLES
- Causes alarm
- Catches off guard
- Surprises
- Takes by surprise
- Alarms
- Catches by surprise
- Scares suddenly
- Alarms.
- Frightens.
- Catches napping.
More clues leading to the result ZAPS
- Does some channel-surfing
- Uses the remote
- Erases, as a file
- Changes channels
- Gets with a ray gun
- Shoots
- Microwaves
- Hits with a laser
- Bot shots?
- Heats in the microwave
More clues leading to the result TRAUMATA
More clues leading to the result BRUNTS
More clues leading to the result AWES
- Fills with reverence
- Flabbergasts
- Leaves slack-jawed
- Stupefies
- Astounds
- Bedazzles
- Cows
- Inspires with wonder
- Leaves wide-eyed
- Marvels
More clues leading to the result SCANDALIZES
More clues leading to the result MANES
- Lions' coifs
- Pride of the lions
- Pride of lions?
- Thick locks
- Long locks
- Shaggy do's
- Locks in a zoo
- Racetrack locks?
- Flowing tresses
- Unruly coifs