The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PALES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2018.
Shows fright crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PALES | 40 % | 5 |
| SHIES | 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
PALES verb- To turn pale; to lose colour.
- To become insignificant.
- To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
- To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.
- A wooden stake; a picket.
- Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.
- (by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).
- The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
- A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
- A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.
- The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.
- A cheese scoop.
- A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
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 PALES
- Turns white
- Loses color
- Goes ghostly
- Turns a whiter shade
- Fence pickets
- Loses ruddiness
- Fence stakes
- Fence pieces
- Blanches
- Pickets outside a house
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