Overwhelming fear or alarm (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Overwhelming fear or alarm (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PANIC.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PANIC Overwhelming fear or alarm (5) (5)
7% AVALANCHE Overwhelming amount (9) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
7% FLOOD Overwhelming amount, metaphorically (5) New York Times Mini Jan 16, 2026
7% ROUT Overwhelming defeat (4) (4) Mirror Classic Jan 15, 2026
7% COWER Shrink in fear (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 12, 2026
7% SCARE Fill with fear (5) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
7% DREAD Anticipate with fear (5) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
7% GAH "I'm so overwhelmed!" (3) The Atlantic Jan 8, 2026
7% EEK Exclamation of alarm (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 6, 2026
7% AWE Fear (3) (3) The Sun Mini Jan 3, 2026
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