The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MAUDLIN , but the solution may also be SAD which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Boston Globe).
Tearjerking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAUDLIN | 50 % | 7 |
| SAD | 50 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tearjerking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- heartrending
- tearing
- melodramatic
- charged
- intense
- grief-struck
- nerve-shredding
- grieved
- grief-stricken
- heartstruck
- heartachy
- sobby
Crossword Answer definitions
MAUDLIN noun- The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
- Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow.
- A Magdalene house; a brothel.
- Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness.
- Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying.
- Tearful, lachrymose.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result MAUDLIN
- Schmaltzy
- Foolishly sentimental
- Mawkish
- Sentimental
- Sadly sentimental
- Tearjerking
- Effusively sentimental.
- Mawkish.
- Overly sentimental
- Tearfully emotional