Trying to complete the Universal Crossword crossword from January 17, 2020? The clue "Gloomy genre" stumps many solvers, but we've found 83 possible answers. Our top solution is EMO (3 letters) with 99% confidence, determined by how often this answer has been used for this and related crossword clues.
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83 Other Potential Answers
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Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
EMO
Gloomy genre
(3)
Universal Crossword
Jan 17, 2020
99%
EMO
Gloomy genre
Universal Crossword · Jan 17, 2020
50%
GOTH
Post-punk genre associated with a dark and gloomy style
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jun 27, 2025
50%
GOTH
Post-punk genre associated with a dark and gloomy style
Universal Crossword · Jun 27, 2025
8%
ROMANTICCOMEDY
Meet-cute genre
(14)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 19, 2026
8%
ROMANTICCOMEDY
Meet-cute genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
8%
BELLES
__ lettres: literary genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 19, 2026
8%
BELLES
__ lettres: literary genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
8%
DRAMA
Serious genre
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 15, 2026
8%
DRAMA
Serious genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
8%
ROMANCE
Nora Roberts genre
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 14, 2026
8%
ROMANCE
Nora Roberts genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
8%
HIPHOP
Nicki Minaj genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 13, 2026
8%
HIPHOP
Nicki Minaj genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
8%
JPOP
AKB48 genre
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 6, 2026
8%
JPOP
AKB48 genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
8%
SKA
Music genre with Jamaican roots
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 1, 2026
8%
SKA
Music genre with Jamaican roots
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
8%
DISCO
Hustle genre
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 27, 2026
8%
DISCO
Hustle genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
8%
BOSSANOVA
Brazilian music genre
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 16, 2026
8%
BOSSANOVA
Brazilian music genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
8%
RAP
Ice Spice genre
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 3, 2026
8%
RAP
Ice Spice genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
8%
ERA
Stretch that may be named for a music genre
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 7, 2026
8%
ERA
Stretch that may be named for a music genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
8%
ANIME
"Cowboy Bebop" genre
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 26, 2026
8%
ANIME
"Cowboy Bebop" genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2026
8%
SATIRE
"The Daily Show" genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 6, 2026
8%
SATIRE
"The Daily Show" genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
8%
SCIFI
"The Three-Body Problem" genre
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 30, 2026
8%
SCIFI
"The Three-Body Problem" genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
8%
ACAPPELLA
Noninstrumental music genre
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 21, 2026
8%
ACAPPELLA
Noninstrumental music genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
8%
GLAM
Glitzy genre
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 15, 2026
8%
GLAM
Glitzy genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
8%
NOIR
Cain genre
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 4, 2026
8%
NOIR
Cain genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
8%
ASMR
Whispery genre, for short
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 28, 2026
8%
ASMR
Whispery genre, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
8%
KPOP
Demon hunters' genre
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 23, 2026
8%
KPOP
Demon hunters' genre
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
8%
INDIEROCK
The Smiths genre
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 9, 2026
8%
INDIEROCK
The Smiths genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 9, 2026
8%
TRUECRIME
Grim genre for a 34-Across
(9)
Universal Crossword
Feb 1, 2026
8%
TRUECRIME
Grim genre for a 34-Across
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
8%
POP
Dua Lipa genre
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 18, 2026
8%
POP
Dua Lipa genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
8%
GOTHICROCK
Dark, melancholic genre
(10)
Universal Crossword
Jan 17, 2026
8%
GOTHICROCK
Dark, melancholic genre
Universal Crossword · Jan 17, 2026
8%
SCARYMOVIE
Film franchise that parodies the horror genre (In this answer, unscramble letters 3-6)
(10)
Universal Crossword
Jan 15, 2026
8%
SCARYMOVIE
Film franchise that parodies the horror genre (In this answer, unscramble letters 3-6)
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
8%
TRAP
Snare, or a music genre
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jan 8, 2026
8%
TRAP
Snare, or a music genre
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
8%
MANDOPOP
Music genre that originated in 1930s Shanghai
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 20, 2025
8%
MANDOPOP
Music genre that originated in 1930s Shanghai
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
8%
RAGTIME
"The Entertainer" genre
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 18, 2025
8%
RAGTIME
"The Entertainer" genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
8%
CROSSOVERSTAR
Artist with success in more than one genre
(13)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 17, 2025
8%
CROSSOVERSTAR
Artist with success in more than one genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
8%
MECHA
Anime genre with giant robots
(5)
Universal Crossword
Dec 12, 2025
8%
MECHA
Anime genre with giant robots
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
8%
ALT
Prefix in some genre names
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 5, 2025
8%
ALT
Prefix in some genre names
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
8%
EDM
Rave genre, for short
(3)
Universal Crossword
Nov 22, 2025
8%
EDM
Rave genre, for short
Universal Crossword · Nov 22, 2025
8%
RANDB
H.E.R.'s genre
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 2, 2025
8%
RANDB
H.E.R.'s genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
8%
REGGAE
Jamaican genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 2, 2025
8%
REGGAE
Jamaican genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
8%
BLUES
John Lee Hooker genre
(5)
Universal Crossword
Oct 13, 2025
8%
BLUES
John Lee Hooker genre
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2025
8%
ROMCOM
"The Hating Game" genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 5, 2025
8%
ROMCOM
"The Hating Game" genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2025
8%
ALTERNATIVEROCK
Garbage genre
(15)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 27, 2025
8%
ALTERNATIVEROCK
Garbage genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2025
8%
GRAY
Like gloomy skies
(4)
Universal Crossword
Sep 16, 2025
8%
GRAY
Like gloomy skies
Universal Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
8%
POPMUSIC
Taylor Swift genre
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 9, 2025
8%
POPMUSIC
Taylor Swift genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
8%
GLAMROCK
Campy genre
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 4, 2025
8%
GLAMROCK
Campy genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
8%
CHRISTIANROCK
Bible camp genre, or what the answers to the starred clues could be mistaken for?
(13)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 28, 2025
8%
CHRISTIANROCK
Bible camp genre, or what the answers to the starred clues could be mistaken for?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2025
8%
ELECTROPOP
Music genre for Robyn or Charli XCX
(10)
Universal Crossword
Aug 17, 2025
8%
ELECTROPOP
Music genre for Robyn or Charli XCX
Universal Crossword · Aug 17, 2025
8%
DADA
Marcel Duchamp genre
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 10, 2025
8%
DADA
Marcel Duchamp genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2025
8%
SWING
1920s music genre
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jul 31, 2025
8%
SWING
1920s music genre
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
8%
COZYMYSTERY
Lilian Jackson Braun genre
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 26, 2025
8%
COZYMYSTERY
Lilian Jackson Braun genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2025
8%
SOUL
Aretha's genre
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 20, 2025
8%
SOUL
Aretha's genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2025
8%
MANGA
"Tokyo Ghoul" genre
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 24, 2025
8%
MANGA
"Tokyo Ghoul" genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2025
8%
ALTPOP
Indie music genre
(6)
Universal Crossword
Jun 7, 2025
8%
ALTPOP
Indie music genre
Universal Crossword · Jun 7, 2025
8%
ALTLIT
Fiction genre that may use chat logs and social media posts
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 25, 2025
8%
ALTLIT
Fiction genre that may use chat logs and social media posts
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2025
8%
TECHNO
Music genre related to trance
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 21, 2025
8%
TECHNO
Music genre related to trance
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2025
8%
BLUEGRASS
Appalachian music genre
(9)
Universal Crossword
May 4, 2025
8%
BLUEGRASS
Appalachian music genre
Universal Crossword · May 4, 2025
8%
FANTASY
Tomi Adeyemi genre
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 1, 2025
8%
FANTASY
Tomi Adeyemi genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2025
8%
CRIME
True ___ (podcast genre)
(5)
Universal Crossword
Apr 14, 2025
8%
CRIME
True ___ (podcast genre)
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2025
8%
RAPMETAL
Limp Bizkit genre
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 13, 2025
8%
RAPMETAL
Limp Bizkit genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2025
8%
BEBOP
Dizzy Gillespie's genre
(5)
Universal Crossword
Apr 9, 2025
8%
BEBOP
Dizzy Gillespie's genre
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2025
8%
EROTICA
Steamy literary genre
(7)
Universal Crossword
Apr 7, 2025
8%
EROTICA
Steamy literary genre
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2025
8%
POPART
Jasper Johns genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 28, 2025
8%
POPART
Jasper Johns genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 28, 2025
8%
TABLETOP
__ photography: still-life genre
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 2, 2025
8%
TABLETOP
__ photography: still-life genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2025
8%
POPSCI
Physics documentary's genre, informally
(6)
Universal Crossword
Feb 25, 2025
8%
POPSCI
Physics documentary's genre, informally
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2025
8%
MYSTERY
"Cozy" literary genre
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 25, 2025
8%
MYSTERY
"Cozy" literary genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2025
8%
NEWAGE
Meditative genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 23, 2025
8%
NEWAGE
Meditative genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2025
8%
BOP
Jazz genre
(3)
Universal Crossword
Feb 20, 2025
8%
BOP
Jazz genre
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2025
8%
METAL
Rock genre
(5)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Feb 19, 2025
8%
METAL
Rock genre
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 19, 2025
8%
ROCK
Music genre
(4)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Feb 3, 2025
8%
ROCK
Music genre
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 3, 2025
8%
DOO
___-wop (music genre)
(3)
Universal Crossword
Jan 29, 2025
8%
DOO
___-wop (music genre)
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2025
8%
SYNTH
___-pop (genre of "Take On Me")
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jan 19, 2025
8%
SYNTH
___-pop (genre of "Take On Me")
Universal Crossword · Jan 19, 2025
8%
ZOMCOM
"Shaun of the Dead" genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 28, 2024
8%
ZOMCOM
"Shaun of the Dead" genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 28, 2024
8%
LATINTRAP
Bad Bunny genre
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 21, 2024
8%
LATINTRAP
Bad Bunny genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2024
8%
COMEDY
Spoof genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 1, 2024
8%
COMEDY
Spoof genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 1, 2024
8%
GRUNGE
Nirvana genre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 21, 2024
8%
GRUNGE
Nirvana genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 21, 2024
8%
JAZZ
Coltrane's genre
(4)
Universal Crossword
Nov 13, 2024
8%
JAZZ
Coltrane's genre
Universal Crossword · Nov 13, 2024
8%
PROGRESSIVEROCK
Experimental music genre, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters?
(15)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 4, 2024
8%
PROGRESSIVEROCK
Experimental music genre, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2024
8%
TEENPOP
*Boy band genre whose first word is the start of a transformation
(7)
Universal Crossword
Oct 29, 2024
8%
TEENPOP
*Boy band genre whose first word is the start of a transformation
Universal Crossword · Oct 29, 2024
8%
TRUE
___ crime (podcast genre)
(4)
Universal Crossword
Oct 22, 2024
8%
TRUE
___ crime (podcast genre)
Universal Crossword · Oct 22, 2024
8%
PUNK
Rock genre
(4)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Oct 21, 2024
8%
PUNK
Rock genre
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 21, 2024
8%
PSYCHEDELICFOLK
Trippy music genre
(15)
Universal Crossword
Oct 13, 2024
8%
PSYCHEDELICFOLK
Trippy music genre
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2024
1%
EMORAP
Moody 73-Across subgenre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 13, 2026
1%
EMORAP
Moody 73-Across subgenre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
1%
ERAS
Stretches often named for music genres
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 28, 2025
1%
ERAS
Stretches often named for music genres
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 28, 2025
1%
BALDRAP
Hip-hop subgenre dedicated to the woes of hair loss?
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 7, 2025
1%
BALDRAP
Hip-hop subgenre dedicated to the woes of hair loss?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 7, 2025
1%
MIXEDGREENS
Developed genres?
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 5, 2025
1%
MIXEDGREENS
Developed genres?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2025
1%
GANGSTARAP
Hip-hop subgenre popular in the early '90s
(10)
Universal Crossword
Dec 20, 2024
1%
GANGSTARAP
Hip-hop subgenre popular in the early '90s
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2024
1%
MASHUP
Fusion of genres
(6)
Universal Crossword
Oct 26, 2024
1%
MASHUP
Fusion of genres
Universal Crossword · Oct 26, 2024
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Soda shop offerings
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Malevolent smiles
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Show horse ... of animation?
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Gloomy genre" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 83 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is EMO (3 letters).
What is the best answer for "Gloomy genre"?
The best answer for "Gloomy genre" is EMO with 3 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Gloomy genre" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in Universal Crossword.
It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on January 17, 2020.