Backs (away)
The crossword clue "Backs (away)" is answered by SHIES, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SHIES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHIES answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SHIES
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHIES, most used first.
- Recoils - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Flings. - used 12 times, most recently in 2001
- Acts skittish - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- ___ away from (avoids) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Recoils, with "away" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Draws back - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Starts - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Starts suddenly - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- Wear away - ERODE, used 660 times
- Eat away - ERODE, used 162 times
- Eat away at - ERODE, used 122 times
- Turn away - AVERT, used 104 times
- Stay away from - AVOID, used 91 times
- Blow away - AMAZE, used 87 times
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