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 USA Today in 2020.
Recoils crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHIES | 76 % | 5 |
| KICKS | 10 % | 5 |
| SHRINKS | 5 % | 7 |
| SHIESAWAY | 5 % | 9 |
| WINCES | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Recoils
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- backlash
- rebound
- shrink
- kick back
- bounce
- repercussion
- bound
- quail
- kick
- cringe
- flinch
- wince
Crossword Answer definitions
SHIES noun- An act of throwing.
- A place for throwing.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- To avoid due to timidness or caution.
- To jump back in fear.
- To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling
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 SHIES
- Throws
- Pitches
- Flings
- ___ away from (avoids)
- Acts skittish, as a horse
- Recoils, with "away"
- Shows dislike, with "away from"
- Behaves skittishly
- Acts fearful
- Flinches
More clues leading to the result KICKS
- Squawks
- Fun
- Breaks, as a habit
- Forcibly ejects, with "out"
- 1966 antidrug pop song recorded by Paul Revere & the Raiders
- 1966 hit by Paul Revere & the Raiders
- Excitement, so to speak
- Complains, so to speak
- Enjoyment
- Recoils.
More clues leading to the result SHRINKS
- Brings down to size
- Psychiatrists, slangily
- Headmasters?
- Reduces
- Turns tiny
- Draws back.
- Contracts.
- Reacts, like a washed sweater
- Recoils
- Draws back