The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STARTLED , but the solution may also be SNARED which is one of the most recent solution (1999 in Newsday).
Caught unaware crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STARTLED | 50 % | 8 |
| SNARED | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Caught unaware
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- caught off guard
- caught unawares
- taken by surprise
- startled
- trap
- napped
- green
- greens
- incognizant
- knowledge
- startle
- unconscious
Crossword Answer definitions
STARTLED verb- To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
- To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
- To deter; to cause to deviate.
- Surprised and slightly frightened.
- Extremely shocked.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STARTLED
- Frightened
- Made jump
- Surprised, as by a loud noise
- Caught by surprise
- Caught off guard
- Snuck up on, perhaps
- Shook up
- Surprised
- Made jump, maybe
- Frightened.