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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"