The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHIES , but the solution may also be PALES which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in USA Today).
Shows fright crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHIES | 40 % | 5 |
| PALES | 40 % | 5 |
| GULPS | 20 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shows fright
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- land
- barnstorm
- trembles
- affright
- aghast
- ashen
- coward
- cower
- cringe
- gasp
- gulp
- niddering
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 PALES
- Turns white
- Loses color
- Goes ghostly
- Turns a whiter shade
- Fence pickets
- Loses ruddiness
- Fence stakes
- Fence pieces
- Blanches
- Pickets outside a house