Starts suddenly
The crossword clue "Starts suddenly" is answered by SHIES, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 2 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 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 2 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
- Backs (away) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Draws back - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Starts - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Starts the bidding - OPENS, used 51 times
- Starts the pot - ANTES, used 27 times
- ___ once (suddenly) - ALLAT, used 26 times
- Turns suddenly - VEERS, used 19 times
- Starts a pot - ANTES, used 15 times
- Starts to wake - STIRS, used 13 times
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