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The Clue

Startles (6 letter answer)

The Answer

SPOOKS

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Notes

The answer SPOOKS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Frightens
Shades
Spies, slangily

Definition

SPOOK as a noun:

1. (creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook) = someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
2. (ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre) = a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"

SPOOK as a verb:

1. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"