Intense fear
The crossword clue "Intense fear" is answered by DREAD, a 5-letter entry. Used 23 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DREAD
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DREAD answer page.
Used 23 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PHOBIA (5 uses in xd)
- HORROR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DREAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by DREAD, most used first.
- Fear - used 32 times, most recently in 2018
- Great fear - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "Fear of Flying" author Jong - ERICA, used 73 times
- Nick of "Cape Fear" - NOLTE, used 47 times
- Intense - ACUTE, used 46 times
- Shrink in fear - COWER, used 40 times
- Intense devotion - ARDOR, used 32 times
- Intense dislike - ODIUM, used 28 times
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