The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RECOILED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2003.
Sprang back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RECOILED | 67 % | 8 |
| RESILED | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sprang back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sprang
- sprang out
- sprang up
- got back
- unsprang
- upsprang
- came back
- got back to
- went back
- turned back
- took back
- oversprang
Crossword Answer definitions
RECOILED verb- To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
- To retreat before an opponent.
- To retire, withdraw.
- (of a firearm) To quickly push back when fired
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 RECOILED
- Drew back in horror
- Flinched
- Flinched back
- Sprang back
- Drew back.
- Shrank back.
- Shrank from
- Shrank back
- Opposite of charged
- Drew back, in a way