The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word THUNDERBOLT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1992.
Something sudden and startling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| THUNDERBOLT | 100 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Something sudden and startling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- thunderclap
- thunderbolt
- bang
- eye-opener
- gliff
- stroke
- surprised
- fright
- raid
- snap
- grab
- grabbing
Crossword Answer definitions
THUNDERBOLT noun- A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
- An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected.
- Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.
- A very powerful shot.
- A belemnite, or thunderstone.
- A charge in the form of two joined bundles with four rays of lightning emerging from them, resembling the thunderbolt of Jupiter.
- A daring or irresistible hero.
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