Word meant to frighten someone Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word meant to frighten someone last seen in Family Time puzzle. 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BOO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOO Word meant to frighten someone (3) Family Time Jun 4, 2017
3% TIMID Easily frightened (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 15, 2025
3% DETER Frighten off (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
3% FATE It's meant to be! (4) Universal Oct 9, 2025
3% INTENDED Meant (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 7, 2025
3% SHOO Word said to frighten away an animal (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 30, 2025
3% ALARM Frighten (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 23, 2025
3% SCAREDY *Easily frightened individual (7) Universal Sep 19, 2025
3% GASPS Sounds frightened (5) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
3% EEK Frightened cry (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025

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