Looking crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Looking” are WHITE, GREEN or SIGHT, with 5 letters. Below are 32 answers from 3 to 11 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

HAG 3 letters · noun

an ugly evil-looking old woman

LOOK 4 letters · noun

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look “he went out to have a look”

WHITE 5 letters · adjective

anemic looking from illness or emotion “lips white with terror”

FUTURE 6 letters · adjective

effective in or looking toward the future “he was preparing for future employment opportunities”

OUTLOOK 7 letters · noun

the act of looking out

SOUNDING 8 letters · adjective

appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms “fine-sounding phrases”

BLOODLESS 9 letters · adjective

anemic looking from illness or emotion “tried to speak with bloodless lips”

SWEETHEART 10 letters · noun

a very attractive or seductive looking woman

SUPERFICIAL 11 letters · adjective

concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually “superficial similarities”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, LOOK, VIEW, DISH and LULU all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: O → LOOK · E → VIEW · S → DISH · L → LULU. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, WHITE, GREEN, SIGHT, WITCH, PEACH and LIVID all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: I → WHITE · E → GREEN · G → SIGHT · T → WITCH · A → PEACH · V → LIVID. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, FUTURE, BEAUTY, SURVEY, SICKLY, LOOKER and SALLOW all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: T → FUTURE · A → BEAUTY · R → SURVEY · C → SICKLY · O → LOOKER · L → SALLOW. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “looking” means

• noun: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look (“he gave it a good looking at”)
• noun: the act of searching visually
• adjective: appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms (“left their clothes dirty looking”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as LOOKING, and words whose definition is LOOKING. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.