Playfully shy
The crossword clue "Playfully shy" is answered by COY, a 3-letter entry. Used 85 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
COY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COY answer page.
Used 85 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- DEMURE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for COY
Every other clue in this pilot answered by COY, most used first.
- Coquettish - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
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