Introverted

The answer

SHY

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHY answer page.

Used 21 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 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 collection link to their own answer page.

• DRAWNINWARD (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SHY

Every other clue in this collection answered by SHY, most used first.

• Bashful - used 229 times, most recently in 2026
• Timid - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
• Retiring - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Short - used 56 times, most recently in 2025
• Like a wallflower - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Reserved - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Diffident - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
• Not outgoing - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Far from forward - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Lacking - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
• Like a shrinking violet - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Reticent - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Withdrawn - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Just short - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Short (of) - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Unassertive - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Deficient - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Unlikely to make the first move - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Demure - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Hardly outgoing - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Inclined to avoid the spotlight - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Not forward - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Recoil - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Sheepish - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Skittish - used 8 times, most recently in 2005
• Like wallflowers - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Reluctant to mingle - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Like Bashful - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Mousy - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• "Once bitten, twice ___" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Owing - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Owing the pot - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Shrinking - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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• ___ Paulo - SAO, used 510 times
• ___ Paulo, Brazil - SAO, used 496 times
• Take to court - SUE, used 466 times

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