The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCARE , but the solution may also be STARTLE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Give a fright crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCARE | 40 % | 5 |
| STARTLE | 40 % | 7 |
| ALARM | 20 % | 5 |
Why may STARTLE be the right solution?
The word "startle" means to cause someone to feel sudden shock or alarm. This fits with the clue "give a fright" as both phrases indicate causing someone to feel scared or startled.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Give a fright
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scare
- alarm
- startle
- willies
- affray
- spook
- thrill
- start
- brick
- keel
- thrilled
- yell
Crossword Answer definitions
SCARE noun- A minor fright.
- A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
- A device or object used to frighten.
- To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
- Lean; scanty
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 SCARE
- Frighten
- Haunted house result
- Kind of tactics
- __ up (gather)
- __ tactics
- __ up (gather, in a way)
- Alarm
- Really frighten
- Freak out
- Frighten the bejeezus out of
More clues leading to the result STARTLE
- Catch unaware
- Jolt
- Say "Boo!" to
- Suddenly spook
- Catch off guard
- Curl one's hair?
- Shake up
- Scare
- Frighten
- Say "Boo!" to, say