The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EERIE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Spooky crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EERIE | 89 % | 5 |
| EERY | 8 % | 4 |
| WEIRD | 1 % | 5 |
| SPINETINGLING | 1 % | 13 |
| ELDRITCH | 1 % | 8 |
| SCARY | 0 % | 5 |
| SPECTRAL | 0 % | 8 |
Why may EERIE be the right solution?
"EERIE" is the right solution because it is a synonym for spooky, meaning strange or frightening in an unsettling way.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spooky
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- skittish
- eery
- eerie
- excitable
- unnatural
- nervous
- fearsome
- terror
- fear
- terrifying
- frightening
- scary
Crossword Answer definitions
EERIE adjective- Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
- Frightened, timid.
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 EERIE
- Creepy
- Gooseflesh-making
- Hair-raising
- Halloweenlike
- Inspiring dread
- Like the Twilight Zone
- Out of this world
- Really strange
- Spine-chilling
- Spine-tingling
More clues leading to the result EERY
- Spooky
- Weird
- Out of this world
- Spine-chilling
- Like a King novel (variant spelling)
- Spooky (var.)
- Uncanny
- Hair-raising
- Like "Psycho"
- Like a King novel: Var.
More clues leading to the result WEIRD
- Like Al Yankovic
- Eerie
- Al Yankovic's moniker
- Bizarre
- Uncanny
- "___ Tales" (H.P. Lovecraft venue)
- Strange
- Out there, so to speak
- Peculiar
- Creepy
More clues leading to the result SPINETINGLING
- Like a Stephen King novel
- Really scary
- Spooky
- Like many Hitchcock films
- Like Poe's tales
- Scary
- Apt to induce goose bumps
More clues leading to the result ELDRITCH
More clues leading to the result SCARY
- Like a King novel
- Like a Vincent Price movie
- Like a haunted house
- Mel B. nickname
- Alarming
- Spine-tingling
- Gooseflesh-inducing
- Nightmarish
- Chilling
- Menacing