Dreadful Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dreadful featured in USA Today puzzle on March 9, 2026. We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BAD.

Crossword Answer For Dreadful:

21 Potential Answers:

Answer	Length	Source	Date
BAD Dreadful	(3)	USA Today	Mar 9, 2026
DIRE Dreadful	(4)	The Telegraph Quick	Mar 3, 2026
ABYSMAL Dreadful	(7)	Thomas Joseph	Dec 1, 2025
HORRIBLE Dreadful (8)	(8)	Mirror Classic	Nov 3, 2025
AWFUL Dreadful	(5)	The Telegraph Cross Atlantic	Sep 25, 2025
SHOCKING Dreadful (8)	(8)	Puzzler	Aug 14, 2025
HORRID Dreadful	(6)	Newsday	May 6, 2025
APPALLING Dreadful	(9)	The Telegraph Quick	Aug 26, 2024
VILE Dreadful	(4)	Newsday	Jul 24, 2024
LOUSY Dreadful	(5)	Newsday	Aug 27, 2023

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20 Similar Clues:

Rank	Answer	Length	Source	Date
34%	FEAR Dread	(4)	Eugene Sheffer	Jan 29, 2026
34%	AWE Dread	(3)	The Telegraph Quick	Jan 12, 2026
32%	FEARED Dreaded	(6)	The Telegraph Quick	Jul 15, 2025
32%	ANGST Dread	(5)	The Telegraph Quick	Mar 20, 2025
32%	FEARS Dreads	(5)	The Telegraph Quick	Jan 30, 2025
32%	FEARSOME Dreaded	(8)	Newsday	Jul 28, 2024
32%	DRAINED In dread	(7)
32%	TERROR Dread	(6)	The Telegraph Quick	Oct 10, 2019
32%	BISTROS Dread	(7)	The Times Concise	Feb 29, 2016
32%	HORROR Dread	(6)

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What is the answer of Dreadful Crossword Clue?

When something is described as "dreadful," it means it's extremely bad or unpleasant. "Abysmal" is a synonym that takes it a step further, suggesting something is truly terrible or bottomless in its awfulness.