Shy - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 20/05/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Shy.

4 letter answer(s) to shy

BALK
  1. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
  2. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
  3. refuse to comply
  4. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  5. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

7 letter answer(s) to shy

BASHFUL
  1. disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
  2. self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound

3 letter answer(s) to shy

COY
  1. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  2. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"
  3. showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"

6 letter answer(s) to shy

DEMURE
  1. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
SHRINK
  1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry
  2. become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
  3. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
  4. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
  5. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
  6. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

8 letter answer(s) to shy

RESERVED
  1. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
  2. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
  3. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
  4. marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
  5. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
  6. set aside for the use of a particular person or party
RETIRING
  1. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
  2. cause to be out on a fielding play
  3. cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
  4. dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"
  5. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
  6. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
  7. make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
  8. not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
  9. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
  10. prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
  11. pull back or move away or backward;
  12. reluctant to draw
TIMOROUS
  1. Fearful, nervous
  2. timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"

5 letter answer(s) to shy

SHORT
  1. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"
  2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
  3. A drink of spirits.
  4. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
  5. at a disadvantage; "I was caught short"
  6. at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"
  7. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
  8. clean across; "the car's axle snapped short"
  9. create a short circuit in
  10. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
  11. lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"
  12. less than the correct
TIMID
  1. lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
  2. lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
  3. people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
  4. showing fear and lack of confidence
  5. Shy

Frequently asked questions about ‘Shy’

What's the best solution for Shy?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Shy is COY. Other possible answers include BALK, BASHFUL, DEMURE, RESERVED, RETIRING, SHORT, SHRINK, TIMID, TIMOROUS.

How many solutions are there for Shy?

We have found 10 possible answers for the crossword clue Shy.

Which crosswords feature clues like Shy?

Clues like Shy often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Guardian Quick, Financial Times Daily, The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times Polymath, among others.

Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Shy'

ClueAnswers
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Set aside13
Nervous12
Reserved12
Lacking11
Timid7
Word that can precede the7
Chicken6
Contract6
Go down6
Hesitate6
Pint-sized6
Reticent6
Brief5
Fearful5
Brusque4
Modest4
Resist4
Strapped4
Yellowish4
BASHFUL3
Become smaller3
Blushing3
Not bold3
Show reluctance3
Affectedly modest2
Cool in manner2
Coy2
Easily frightened2
Faint-hearted2
Indecisive2
Lacking in courage2
Make smaller2
Not exactly outgoing2
Not forthright2
One way to be caught2
Overmodest2
Psychiatrist2
Shrinking2
Analyst finding quiet place to skate1
Analyst having a brief time in depression1
Baseball no-no1
Brief attempt about right1
Coquettish1
Cowardly old Italian PM wearing outfit the wrong way round1
Crumbly sandwich without filling worth getting unwrapped?1
Disagree with European without causing offence1
Drunken type somewhat lacking1
Easily embarrassed, shy1
English grandmaster, Nigel, Kasparov's challenger for the world title in 19931

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