The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SHY , but the solution may also be NEEDING which is one of the most recent solution (2005 in New York Times).
Short of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHY | 44 % | 3 |
| ALMOST | 22 % | 6 |
| NEEDING | 22 % | 7 |
| BELOW | 11 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Short of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shortish
- shortness
- in short
- shortest
- shortened
- shortens
- shorten
- shortening
- short time
- cut short
- short run
- short shrift
Crossword Answer definitions
SHY 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
- Easily frightened; timid.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- Short, insufficient or less than.
- Embarrassed.
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 SHY
- Bashful
- Short
- " ... twice __."
- Not at all outgoing
- Unlikely to mix
- Averse to first moves
- Retiring
- Tending to shrink
- Like a wallflower
- Owing
More clues leading to the result ALMOST
- "___ Blue" (Elvis Costello)
- "Close, but no cigar"
- So close to being
- Nearly
- Just about
- Not quite
- Close, but no cigar
- On the brink of
- Well-nigh
- Virtually