Scare word
The crossword clue "Scare word" is answered by BOO, a 3-letter entry. Used 32 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BOO
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOO answer page.
Used 32 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BOO
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOO, most used first.
- Scary cry - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Scary shout - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- "Get off the stage!" - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- "You stink!" - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Wedding page word - NEE, used 60 times
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