Answer to "Backs (away)" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHIES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.

Backs (away) crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
SHIES100 %5

Why may SHIES be the right solution?

The word "shies" means to back away or retreat, which makes it a fitting answer for the clue "Backs (away)."

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backs (away)

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • back away
  • back off
  • back out
  • retreating
  • walk away
  • shrink back
  • move away
  • backoff
  • turn away
  • pull back
  • stand back
  • slide away

Crossword Answer definitions

SHIES noun
  1. An act of throwing.
  2. A place for throwing.
  3. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
  4. In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
SHIES verb
  1. To avoid due to timidness or caution.
  2. To jump back in fear.
  3. To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling

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