Like someone once bitten, twice shy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like someone once bitten, twice shy . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PROVERB.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROVERB Like someone once bitten, twice shy (7)
98% WARY Like someone once bitten, twice shy (4) Universal May 10, 2024
7% ONCE "___ bitten, twice shy" (4)
6% BITTEN Once __, twice shy (6) Commuter Jul 30, 2025
6% TWICE Once bitten, __ shy (5) Commuter Jul 21, 2025
6% SHY "Once bitten, twice ___" (3)
5% COYLY In a shy manner (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 14, 2025
5% NOSY Like someone likely to ignore an MYOB request (4) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% COY Shy (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
5% TIMID Shy (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
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