Short
The crossword clue "Short" is answered by SHY, a 3-letter entry. Used 56 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SHY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHY answer page.
Used 56 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 16 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.
- BRIEF (20 uses in xd)
- BRUSQUE (5 uses in xd)
- SHRIFT (4 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
- 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
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.
- Back muscle, for short - LAT, used 189 times
- Life story, for short - BIO, used 140 times
- Sixth sense, for short - ESP, used 137 times
- Chest muscle, for short - PEC, used 120 times
- Short snooze - NAP, used 98 times
- Aliens, for short - ETS, used 91 times
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