The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WARY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
Gun-shy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WARY | 38 % | 4 |
| LEERY | 38 % | 5 |
| TIMID | 13 % | 5 |
| UNARMED | 13 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gun-shy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gun-shy
- gunhappy
- gun-control
- gunfu
- gun-broke
- work-shy
- gun-rights
- headshy
- trigger happy
- off-guard
- triggerhappy
- pee-shy
Crossword Answer definitions
WARY adjective- Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- Characterized by caution; guarded; careful; on one's guard
- Thrifty, provident
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 WARY
- Cautious
- Guarded
- Hesitant to join in
- On one's guard
- Not too sure
- Suspicious
- Untrusting
- Openly distrustful
- Distrustful
- On guard
More clues leading to the result LEERY
- Distrustful
- Suspicious
- On one's guard
- Skeptical
- Having doubts
- Not too sure
- Apprehensive
- Suspicious (of)
- Smelling a rat
- Once bitten, so to speak
More clues leading to the result TIMID
- Edgy
- Apprehensive
- Fainthearted
- Intrepid's antithesis
- Chicken
- Diffident
- Mousy
- Hardly heroic
- Easily alarmed
- Unassertive