Apt to frighten Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Apt to frighten . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EERIE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EERIE Apt to frighten (5)
4% ALARM Frighten (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 23, 2025
3% ROD Apt name for a fisher (3) USA Today Oct 10, 2025
3% SPOT Apt name for a Dalmatian (4)
3% CARE Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
3% STARTLING Frightening bird grabbing rodent's tail (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
3% SHOO Word said to frighten away an animal (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 30, 2025
3% MONSTER Large, frightening, imaginary creature (7) (7) Puzzler Sep 29, 2025
3% DING Apt rhyme for "ping" (4) USA Today Sep 28, 2025
3% SCAREDY *Easily frightened individual (7) Universal Sep 19, 2025
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