Easily offended sort
The crossword clue "Easily offended sort" is answered by PRUDE, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PRUDE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PRUDE answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PRUDE
Every other clue in this collection answered by PRUDE, most used first.
- Bluenose - used 20 times, most recently in 2014
- Goody-goody - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Stuffy sort - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Overly proper person - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Fuddy-duddy - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Solitary sort - LONER, used 82 times
- Gossipy sort - YENTA, used 40 times
- Easily irritated - TESTY, used 36 times
- Easily duped - NAIVE, used 35 times
- Ran easily - LOPED, used 30 times
- Easily fooled - NAIVE, used 29 times
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