The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SAD which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Sorry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAD | 23 % | 3 |
| OOPS | 13 % | 4 |
| PARDONME | 10 % | 8 |
| RUEFUL | 9 % | 6 |
| PENITENT | 8 % | 8 |
| ICANT | 5 % | 5 |
| NOPE | 4 % | 4 |
| MEACULPA | 3 % | 8 |
| LAME | 3 % | 4 |
| MYBAD | 3 % | 5 |
| ABJECT | 3 % | 6 |
| GOODFORNOTHING | 1 % | 14 |
| NOSOAP | 1 % | 6 |
| CONTRITE | 1 % | 8 |
| MISERABLE | 1 % | 9 |
| REGRETS | 1 % | 7 |
| BOARDGAME | 1 % | 9 |
| NAH | 1 % | 3 |
| RUING | 1 % | 5 |
| REGRETFUL | 1 % | 9 |
| IMSO | 1 % | 4 |
| IBEGYOURPARDON | 1 % | 14 |
| APOLOGIES | 1 % | 9 |
| PITIFUL | 1 % | 7 |
| REMORSEFUL | 1 % | 10 |
| APOLOGETIC | 1 % | 10 |
Why may SAD be the right solution?
The answer "SAD" is the right solution because "Sorry" can be synonymous with feeling sad or expressing regret.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sorry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sad
- regretful
- unhappy
- bad
- pitiful
- deplorable
- distressing
- lamentable
- remorseful
- worthless
- contrite
- dismal
Crossword Answer definitions
SAD verb- To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
- (heading) Emotionally negative.
- Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
- Steadfast, valiant.
- Dignified, serious, grave.
- Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
- Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
- Soggy (to refer to pastries).
- Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
- The letter ص in the Arabic script.
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 SAD
More clues leading to the result OOPS
- Klutzy comment
- "Clumsy me!"
- Butterfingers's word
- "Crash!" accompaniment, often
- "I was wrong"
- "Sorry about that!"
- It often follows "Crash!"
- Oaf's cry
- Slipup followup, perhaps
- "My bad!"
More clues leading to the result PARDONME
- "So sorry"
- "Sorry"
- "Very sorry"
- "So sorry!"
- Words said before a request for Grey Poupon
- Common commuter comment
- "Sorry about that"
- "My bad"
- "Please repeat that?"
- "Sorry!"
More clues leading to the result RUEFUL
More clues leading to the result PENITENT
More clues leading to the result ICANT
- Quitter's comment
- ___ begin to tell you...
- Whiner's cry
- "Previous engagement, sorry!"
- "Sorry"
- Quitter's claim
- "___ go on like this!"
- "___ wait!"
- "It's all too much!"
- Familiar excuse
More clues leading to the result NOPE
- "Uh-uh"
- Yup's opposite
- Curt negative
- "Uh-uh!"
- "Ain't happening"
- "Forget it"
- "Keep dreaming"
- "Nuh-uh"
- "Sorry, pal"
- "Unh-unh"
More clues leading to the result MEACULPA
- Sorry words
- "Sorry!"
- How Cicero said "sorry"
- Formal apology
- Formal acknowledgment of error.
- My fault.
- Breast-beater's cry
- Error acknowledgment
- Fault line?
- Admission of sorts
More clues leading to the result LAME
- Ineffectual
- Showy fabric
- Feeble, as an excuse
- Kind of excuse
- Unconvincing
- Sparkly material
- Difficult to take seriously
- Weak sauce
- "You can do better than that"
- Metallic fabric
More clues leading to the result MYBAD
- "Sorry"
- "I blew it"
- "I'll take the blame"
- "Oops! I made a mistake!"
- "Oops! I goofed!"
- "I'm to blame"
- "I goofed"
- "Oops, sorry"
- "Sorry, I messed up"
- "Sorry about that"
More clues leading to the result ABJECT
- Wretched
- Spiritless
- Utterly miserable
- Utterly hopeless
- Miserable
- Sorry
- Hangdog
- Truly wretched
- Hopeless
- Disheartened
More clues leading to the result GOODFORNOTHING
More clues leading to the result NOSOAP
- Never!
- "Ain't happening!"
- "Nix!"
- "Forget it!"
- "Ain't happening"
- "Forget about it!"
- "Fat chance!"
- "Fuhgeddaboudit!"
- "You're out of luck"
- "Sorry, Charlie"
More clues leading to the result CONTRITE
More clues leading to the result MISERABLE
More clues leading to the result REGRETS
- Invitation response, perhaps
- RSVP bad news
- RSVP option
- Is sorry for
- Polite RSVP reply
- Misgivings
- What an invitee may send
- Polite reply to an invitation.
- Rues the day.
- One answer to R. S. V. P.
More clues leading to the result BOARDGAME
- Sorry!
- Scrabble, for one
- Clue, for one
- Monopoly, for one
- Family pastime
- Chess, for instance
- Othello, for one
- Entertainment found at the start of the answer to 17-, 21-, 27-, 45- or 54-Across
- ... component / Dreaded words in a video ...
- Classic activity for family night
More clues leading to the result NAH
- Slangy dissent
- "Forget it!"
- Rebuttal to "Yeah"
- Negative
- No dice
- Slangy negative
- Uh-uh!
- "I'll skip it"
- Slangy refusal
- "Uh-uh"
More clues leading to the result RUING
- Repentant
- Smarting with sorries
- Lamenting
- Regretting
- Feeling sorry for
- Experiencing regret
- Feeling badly about
- Being contrite
- Feeling regret
- Wishing undone
More clues leading to the result REGRETFUL
More clues leading to the result IMSO
- The Beatles' "__ Tired"
- Beatles' "__ Tired"
- Pointer Sisters' "__ Excited"
- "__ sorry!"
- Lennon's "__ Tired"
- "__ Tired" (Beatles song)
- "___ happy for you!"
- The Pointer Sisters' "___ Excited"
- "___ sorry!" (words of apology)
- The Beatles' "___ Tired"