The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AFRAID which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Yellow, so to speak crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AFRAID | 50 % | 6 |
| SCARED | 50 % | 6 |
Why may AFRAID be the right solution?
"Yellow" is a slang term meaning cowardly or afraid. Therefore, "Yellow, so to speak" is a clue for the word "AFRAID".
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Crossword Answer definitions
AFRAID adjective- (usually used predicatively, not attributively, be afraid) Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
- Regretful, sorry.
- (used with for) Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something).
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 AFRAID
- Scared
- Shivering in one's shoes
- Petrified
- Chicken
- Terror-stricken
- Timorous
- Fainthearted
- Frightened
- Shaking in one's shoes
- Yellow