The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SUDDEN , but the solution may also be OUTOFLEFTFIELD which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Unexpected crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SUDDEN | 38 % | 6 |
| ODD | 21 % | 3 |
| ABRUPT | 14 % | 6 |
| IRONIC | 7 % | 6 |
| ANOMALOUS | 3 % | 9 |
| UNPLANNED | 3 % | 9 |
| INOPINATE | 3 % | 9 |
| OUTOFTHEBLUE | 3 % | 12 |
| STARTLING | 3 % | 9 |
| OUTOFLEFTFIELD | 3 % | 14 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unexpected
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unheralded
- unplanned
- unhoped
- unhoped-for
- unlooked-for
- unthought
- unannounced
- unthought-of
- unanticipated
- unforeseen
- unsuspected
- unpredicted
Crossword Answer definitions
SUDDEN noun- An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
- Happening quickly and with little or no warning.
- Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
- Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
- Suddenly.
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 SUDDEN
- Out of the blue
- Abrupt
- Without warning
- ___ death (game-ending point)
- Like a sneak attack
- Quip, part 3
- Coming out of the blue
- Unexpected
- "This is so __!"
- Out-of-the-blue
More clues leading to the result ODD
- Like a fraternal Fellow
- Like a single sock
- Seven or eleven
- Off the wall
- Like 1 and 3
- Strange
- Uneven
- Like a famed TV couple
- Queer
- Suspicious
More clues leading to the result ABRUPT
- Rather sudden
- Brusque in manner
- Sudden
- Unceremoniously curt
- Curt
- Without warning
- Brusque
- Short-spoken
- Unexpected
- Discourteously curt
More clues leading to the result IRONIC
- Like a twist of fate
- Poignantly contrary
- Like some satire
- Like hipster humor
- Alanis Morissette hit
- Like dirty soap
- Unexpected
- Wry
- Self-contradictory, in a way
- Not in earnest, in a way
More clues leading to the result ANOMALOUS
More clues leading to the result UNPLANNED
More clues leading to the result INOPINATE
More clues leading to the result OUTOFTHEBLUE
More clues leading to the result STARTLING
- Frightening.
- Frightful.
- Shocking.
- Causing surprise
- Scary or wondrous
- Alarming
- Wondrous
- Unexpected
- Amazing
- Astonishing