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 Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Tear-jerking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAD | 50 % | 3 |
| EMOTIONAL | 25 % | 9 |
| SAPPY | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tear-jerking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tearjerker
- tearfulness
- tearful
- tear up
- tearstained
- tearfully
- weeping
- teary
- heart rending
- crying
- tears
- sobbing
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 EMOTIONAL
- All worked up
- Misty-eyed, maybe
- Given to weeping
- Easily brought to tears
- Showing strong feelings
- Wearing one's heart on one's sleeve
- Appealing to feelings
- High-strung
- Easily moved.
- Prone to tears.