The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ABACK , but the solution may also be surprised which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Taken __ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABACK | 60 % | 5 |
| surprised | 20 % | 9 |
| startled | 20 % | 8 |
Why may STARTLED be the right solution?
The answer "startled" fits the clue "Taken __" because it means to be surprised or alarmed.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Taken __
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- affected
- arrogated
- assumed
- condemned
- understood
- stolen
- confiscate
- appropriated
- confiscated
- embezzled
- expropriated
- interpreted
Crossword Answer definitions
ABACK adverb- Towards the back or rear; backwards.
- In the rear; a distance behind.
- By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
- Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.
- An abacus.
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 ABACK
- By surprise
- How one may be taken
- One way to be taken
- Taken __ (startled)
- Bad way to be taken
- Unawares
- Off-guard
- How the surprised are taken
- Taken ___ (surprised)
- One way to be taken?