Word "SCARY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
provoking fear terror
Synonyms:
chilling, shivery, shuddery
Examples:
a scary movie

Crossword Clues for SCARY

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Goosebumps-inducing New York Times Mini 24 Feb 2026
Frightening Newsday 03 Feb 2026
Fright-causing Newsday 02 Feb 2026
Like horror movies LA Times Daily 02 Feb 2026
Frightening The Telegraph Quick 28 Nov 2025
Alarming The Telegraph Quick 20 Nov 2025
"___ Movie 2," 2001 supernatural parody film starring Anna Faris where the haunted house tries to be the most terrifying character of all
How a leap of faith might feel New York Times Mini 24 Aug 2025
Frightening LA Times Daily 05 Aug 2025
Taking car into outskirts of Sydney is frightening (5)
Like "Silent Hill" games Universal 05 Jul 2025
___ Movie, 2000 Wayans brothers comedy film (5)
Alarming, frightening (5)
Like an ideal horror movie or haunted house
AKA Mel B's transport in the outskirts of Surrey (5)
Movie series of US parody horror films (5)
Frightening The Telegraph Mini 07 May 2025
It's alarming, Oscar losing his head and coming to a sticky end! (5)
Like graveyards at night New York Times Mini 18 Apr 2025
Alarming vehicle in outer Surrey (5)
Like clowns, for some? The Telegraph Plusword 02 Mar 2025
Like a good haunted house USA Today 01 Mar 2025
____ Spice, aka Mel B The Telegraph Plusword 17 Feb 2025
Grant under shilling is alarming (5)
Mel B's Spice Girls epithet (5)
Spine-tingling Eugene Sheffer 22 Jan 2025
Frightening The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 20 Jan 2025
Vehicle trapped by sides of subway? That's frightening (5)
____ Monsters, Bowie album The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 31 Dec 2024
Causing alarm
___ Movie, horror spoof (5)
A cry's possibly frightening (5)
Like Freddy Krueger, e.g.
Terrifying The Telegraph Plusword 30 Oct 2024
Frightening The Times Concise 29 Oct 2024
Like a haunted hayride LA Times Mini 26 Oct 2024
Outcry as it's frightening
Frightening evidence of injury shown by unknown character (5) The Guardian Quiptic 13 Oct 2024
One of the Spice Girls The Telegraph Plusword 13 Oct 2024
Like a haunted house USA Today 27 Sep 2024
Spice Girl nickname The Telegraph Plusword 12 Sep 2024
Like a good horror movie
Eerie to predict the future without first asking (5)
Mel B's Spice Girls nickname (5)
____ 9 Across, a 9 Across Girl The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 07 Aug 2024
Spine-tingling, as a movie
Frightening evidence of injury with unknown character (5)
Frightening, informally (5)
Mark's weary in the end and chilling
__ good: amazing LA Times Daily 20 Apr 2024
___ Movie, spoof horror film (5)
Spine-tingling, like a haunted house
Frightening for a Spice Girl (5)
Alarming means of transport in the outskirts of Surrey (5)
Like horror movies USA Today 18 Feb 2024
Frightening (Informal)
Frightful Newsday 30 Jan 2024
Small boy is spooky (5)
Nightmarish Commuter 15 Dec 2023
Terrifying LA Times Daily 13 Dec 2023
Spine-tingling, movie perhaps
Merry sots scan the stuff of nightmares (5,8)
Soooo spooky USA Today 26 Nov 2023
Spine-tingling, as a movie
Like ghost stories Thomas Joseph 24 Apr 2023
Son sculpted female figure, not half intimidating The Telegraph Toughie 23 Mar 2023
Like a haunted house
Frightening Universal 28 Feb 2023
"___ Movie," comedy horror movie series
Frightening The Times Concise 13 Sep 2022
Like a haunted house
Frightening Newsday 30 Mar 2022
Spine-tingling, like a haunted house
Spine-tingling, maybe
Spine-tingling, maybe LA Times Daily 13 Mar 2022
Frightful Newsday 20 Feb 2022
Like haunted houses Thomas Joseph 06 Jan 2022
Like many campfire stories Wall Street Journal 22 Dec 2021
Like horror movies Thomas Joseph 19 Nov 2021
Like many Stephen King stories LA Times Daily 25 Oct 2021
Alarming Newsday 25 Sep 2021
Spine-tingling Eugene Sheffer 31 Aug 2021
Spice Girl‘s a little sad about track
Terrifying
Frightening Newsday 12 May 2021
Frightening USA Today 26 Apr 2021
Fear-inducing Universal 25 Apr 2021
Frightening The Times Concise 15 Mar 2021
Frightening The Telegraph Quick 09 Feb 2021
Grant maybe topped by latest of cuts, alarming
Spine-chilling
Spine-tingling Newsday 27 Sep 2020
Spine-tingling USA Today 15 Aug 2020
Fear-inducing USA Today 28 Jul 2020
Like ghost stories Universal 01 May 2020
Causing goose bumps Wall Street Journal 14 Mar 2020
Creepy
Nightmarish Newsday 03 Oct 2019
Like spooky campfire tales Family Time 25 Aug 2019
Fright-causing Newsday 17 Jun 2019
Hair-raising
Hair-raising LA Times Daily 12 Jun 2019
Grant possibly presented to son for this 13 The Telegraph Toughie 23 May 2019
Causing shudders USA Today 20 May 2019
Lovecraftian New York Times 17 Mar 2019
Chilling Wall Street Journal 13 Mar 2019
Like many Halloween decorations Family Time 13 Jan 2019
Causing shudders
Chilling
Lovecraftian
Hair-raising
Spine-tingling Eugene Sheffer 05 Dec 2018
Like a haunted house USA Today 19 Aug 2018
Goosebumps-inducing USA Today 19 Jul 2018
Forbidding divine area to be seized
Like horror films
Like horror films LA Times Daily 12 Apr 2018
Like R.L. Stine stories
Like R.L. Stine stories LA Times Daily 15 Mar 2018
Frightful Newsday 04 Mar 2018
Like horror films
Goosebumps-inducing
Like a haunted house
Like some amusement park rides
Like ghost stories Thomas Joseph 21 Oct 2017
Frightening
Appalling mark with you being denied Open University
___ good (amazing) New York Times 08 Jul 2017
Eliciting gasps, perhaps Wall Street Journal 08 Jun 2017
Frightening Universal 29 May 2017
Hair-raising USA Today 28 Feb 2017
Nightmarish
___ good (amazing)
Frightening
Hair-raising
A la King? Wall Street Journal 14 Oct 2016
Hair-raising Premier Sunday 18 Sep 2016
Redoubtable Newsday 02 Jul 2016
Like slasher films USA Today 23 May 2016
Bloodcurdling
Spine-tingling
Like slasher films
Like nightmares LA Times Daily 25 Dec 2015
Like slasher films Eugene Sheffer 20 Nov 2015
Maybe estate agent gutted houses? That's frightening!
Bloodcurdling Wall Street Journal 17 Aug 2015
Alarming Newsday 12 Aug 2015
Frightening Eugene Sheffer 16 May 2015
Alarming
Worrisome
What goth and metal try to be?
Frightening
Like nightmares
Causing goose bumps
Causing fright
Spine-tingling
Frightening
Like demonic shock rocker
À la King?
Hair-raising
Like a nightmare
Blood-curdling
Mel B. nickname
Horrorful
Intimidating
What goth and metal try to be
Like some amusement park rides
Hair-raising
Metal lyrics?
Nightmarish
Having a high chill factor?
Frightening
Alarming
Spine-tingling
Suitable for Halloween
Like horror films
Frightening
Spine-tingling
Macabre
Causing goose bumps
Like horror films
Like Stephen King novels
Frightful
Spine-tingling
Causing goose bumps, maybe
One of the Spice Girls
Like a haunted house
Alarming
Nightmarish
Eerie
Like haunted houses
Shriek-inducing, perhaps
Daunting
Frightful
Daunting
Alarming
Causing fright
Gooseflesh-inducing
Horrific
Like a Vincent Price movie
Spine-tingling
Like a King novel
Hair-raising
Like R.L. Stine stories
Inducing the willies
Spine-chilling
A la King?
Like a haunted house
Like the "Halloween" films
Like horror films
Menacing
Like the "Halloween" films
Hair-raising
Bone-chilling
Bloodcurdling
Like a typical Stephen King novel
Terrifying
À la King?
Like many a King novel
Like many a King novel
Goose-pimply
Daunting
Like King novels
Chilling
Like R. L. Stine stories
À la King?
Terrifying
Creepy
Chilling
Causing fright
Spooky
À la King
Menacing
Like R. L. Stine stories
Spine-tingling
Chilling
Menacing
Frightening
Like a bugbear
FLAY
Spine-tingling
Horrific
Like a fee-faw-fum
Adjective for the Minotaur
Adjective for a fee-faw-fum
Causing goose flesh
Timid
Like a close call
Adjective for a bugaboo
Like a chiller
Like ghosts and ogres
Giving one the creeps.
Shivery.
Alarming.
Fearsome.
Very timid: Colloq.
Timid: Colloq.
Alarming: Colloq.
Timid.
Very timid.
Creepy.
Like ghost stories.
Frightening.
Alarming
Descriptive of a haunted house.
Like ghosts and ghouls.
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