More timid
The crossword clue "More timid" is answered by SHYER, a 5-letter entry. Used 18 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SHYER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHYER answer page.
Used 18 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 8 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.
- MOUSIER (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SHYER
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHYER, most used first.
- Less outgoing - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Less assertive - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- More reserved - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- More bashful - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- More diffident - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Once more - AGAIN, used 336 times
- More than enough - AMPLE, used 185 times
- More rational - SANER, used 155 times
- More pleasant - NICER, used 145 times
- One more time - AGAIN, used 115 times
- More reasonable - SANER, used 108 times
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