The Clue
Phobic (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SCARED
Tags
Notes
The answer SCARED is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
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Sacred anagram
___ up (gathered quickly)
Definition
SCARE as a verb:
1. (frighten, fright, scare, affright) = cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
2. (daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare) = cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
SCARED as an adjective:
1. (frightened, scared) = made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"