The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STARTLE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| STARTLE | 40 % | 7 |
| SCARE | 40 % | 5 |
| 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
STARTLE noun- A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.
- 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.
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 STARTLE
- Catch unaware
- Jolt
- Say "Boo!" to
- Suddenly spook
- Catch off guard
- Curl one's hair?
- Shake up
- Scare
- Frighten
- Say "Boo!" to, say
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