Clues for the word "COY"
We've had 100 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 370 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on February 07, 2026.
Definition of coy
- a. - Quiet; still.
- a. - Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
- a. - Soft; gentle; hesitating.
- v. t. - To allure; to entice; to decoy.
- v. t. - To caress with the hand; to stroke.
- v. i. - To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
- v. i. - To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
Referring Clues
- Shy, but maybe not?
- Not exactly outgoing
- Not forthright
- Playing hard to get
- Shy
- Coquettish
- Overmodest
- Opposite of brazen
- Playfully demure
- Like a shrinking violet
- Shy, in a flirtatious way
- Secretive
- Demure
- Flirtatiously shy
- Reluctant
- Playfully noncommittal
- Insincerely reluctant to make a decision
- Slyly shy
- Provocatively playful
- Devious, in a way
- Kittenish
- Less than forthright
- Reluctant to elucidate
- Playfully evasive
- Modest
- Affectedly modest
- Slyly reticent
- Far from forward
- Playing hard-to-get
- Playfully shy
- Playfully modest
- Flirtatiously unforthcoming
- Less than forthcoming
- Evasive
- Affectedly demure
- Slyly hesitant
- Prim
- Shyly flirtatious
- Reluctant to commit
- Bashful
- Artfully shy
- Cute
- Retiring
- Like one saying "Who, little old me?"
- Affectedly shy
- Hardly forward
- Not forthcoming
- Hardly candid
- Affectedly secretive
- Like a coquette
- Affectedly evasive
- Diffident
- Unforthcoming
- Artfully reserved
- Like one saying "Moi?"
- Giving evasive answers
- Like the comment "Maybe, maybe not"
- Shy, but flirty
- Flirtatious
- Geoffrey of "Hey Dude"
- Reluctant to give details
- Seductively shy
- Playfully obtuse, maybe
- Not as shy as one might think
- Far from brazen
- Hardly fresh
- Teasingly shy
- Timid
- Playfully innocent
- But not too backward to copy a letter out?
- Feigning modesty
- Dissembling
- Quite obviously dissembling
- To His ___ Mistress (17th-century poem)
- Appealingly shy
- Coquettishly playful
- Retiring from a contracted company
- Devilishly shy
- Retiring to copy the piano part out
- Retiring to copy a piece of poetry out
- Playing hard to get, say
- Pretending shyness or modesty
- Shy, in a flirty way
- Using faux shyness
- Overly modest
- Being bashful, little company for a soldier
- Affectedly timid
- Being timid, coolly robbed of some dollars
- Copy a letter out, being backward
- Far from forthcoming
- Affectedly innocent
- Reluctant to share
- Shy in a playful way
- Acting all shy and whatnot
- "You don't need to be ___, Roy" (rhyming Paul Simon lyric)
- Artfully evasive
- Demurely evasive
- Pretend-shy
- But not too backward to copy a letter out?
- Not forward
Last Seen In
- Daily American - February 07, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 05, 2026
- New York Times - January 17, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 06, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - December 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 09, 2025
- LA Times - October 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 14, 2025
- Daily American - June 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 14, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 28, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 15, 2024
- USA Today - October 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 28, 2024
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