Crossword answer
COY
3 letters · Used for 28 different clues · 110 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2026
Letter pattern
COY
Clues that lead to COY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Playfully shy3Wall Street JournalAug 16, 2026
Bashful3The IndependentAug 11, 2026
Overly modest3Crosswords With FriendsAug 10, 2026
Flirtatiously shy3NYT MidiJul 11, 2026
Demure3Crosswords With FriendsJun 24, 2026
Coquettish, demure3Everyday Puzzles DailyJun 17, 2026
See some boys being bashful3Evening StandardMay 12, 2026
Shy3Evening StandardApr 27, 2026
Shy, in a flirtatious way3Daily ThemedMar 27, 2026
Not saying much about old Yorkshireman in the van3The IndependentMar 24, 2026
Coquettish3Eugene ShefferMar 20, 2026
Like an impish smile3NYT MidiMar 18, 2026
Playfully shy (rhymes with "boy")3Daily ThemedMar 13, 2026
But not too backward to copy a letter out!3Evening StandardNov 10, 2025
Copy a letter out, being backward3Evening StandardSep 15, 2025
Being timid, coolly robbed of some dollars3Evening StandardAug 26, 2025
Being bashful, little company for a soldier3Evening StandardAug 18, 2025
Reluctant to reveal something3NewsdayJan 23, 2025
Modest3Evening StandardJan 1, 2025
Playfully shy (rhymes with "toy")3Daily ThemedDec 3, 2024
Retiring to copy a piece of poetry out3Evening StandardNov 27, 2024
Affectedly shy3Evening StandardNov 15, 2024
Retiring from a contracted company3Evening StandardJun 27, 2024
Like one playing hard to get3Daily ThemedApr 11, 2024
Pretending to be shy3Daily ThemedJul 11, 2022
Teasingly shy3Daily ThemedMay 15, 2022
Playfully modest3Daily ThemedMay 4, 2022
Retiring to copy the piano part out3Evening StandardAug 8, 2018
About COY in crosswords
COY is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 110 times in our database across 28 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Playfully shy” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 16, 2026.
Every appearance of COY (110)
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Aug 16, 2026
Playfully shy · Wall Street Journal · 44 Across
Aug 11, 2026
Bashful · The Independent · 10 Across
Aug 10, 2026
Overly modest · Crosswords With Friends · 4
Aug 8, 2026
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Jul 11, 2026
Flirtatiously shy · NYT Midi · 21 Down
Jul 7, 2026
Playfully shy · Crosswords With Friends · 10
Jun 24, 2026
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 32 Down
Jun 24, 2026
Demure · Crosswords With Friends · 6
Jun 17, 2026
Coquettish, demure · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 25
May 12, 2026
See some boys being bashful · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Apr 27, 2026
Shy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Apr 26, 2026
Flirtatiously shy · Daily Themed · 56 Down
Apr 10, 2026
Bashful · The Independent · 19 Down
Mar 27, 2026
Shy, in a flirtatious way · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Mar 24, 2026
Not saying much about old Yorkshireman in the van · The Independent · 18 Across
Mar 20, 2026
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Mar 18, 2026
Like an impish smile · NYT Midi · 2 Down
Mar 13, 2026
Playfully shy (rhymes with "boy") · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Feb 13, 2026
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Feb 6, 2026
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Across
Feb 5, 2026
Shy · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 17, 2026
Demure · New York Times · 30 Across
Jan 5, 2026
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Down
Dec 19, 2025
Demure · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Nov 25, 2025
Playfully shy (rhymes with "boy") · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Nov 10, 2025
But not too backward to copy a letter out! · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 2, 2025
Shy · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Sep 23, 2025
Shy · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Sep 15, 2025
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Sep 15, 2025
Copy a letter out, being backward · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Aug 26, 2025
Being timid, coolly robbed of some dollars · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Aug 18, 2025
Being bashful, little company for a soldier · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jul 28, 2025
Bashful · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jul 11, 2025
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Jun 12, 2025
Shy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Apr 14, 2025
Shy · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Feb 14, 2025
Demure · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Down
Jan 28, 2025
Shy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jan 23, 2025
Reluctant to reveal something · Newsday · Down
Jan 1, 2025
Modest · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Dec 23, 2024
Bashful · The Independent · 23 Across
Dec 18, 2024
Bashful · The Independent · 18 Across
Dec 3, 2024
Playfully shy (rhymes with "toy") · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Nov 27, 2024
Retiring to copy a piece of poetry out · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Nov 15, 2024
Affectedly shy · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jun 28, 2024
Demure · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jun 27, 2024
Retiring from a contracted company · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jun 24, 2024
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Apr 11, 2024
Like one playing hard to get · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Mar 25, 2024
Flirtatiously shy · Daily Themed · 60 Across
Feb 3, 2024
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Feb 1, 2024
Demure · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jan 4, 2024
Flirtatiously shy · Daily Themed · 51 Down
Dec 14, 2023
Shy · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Aug 31, 2023
Shy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jul 17, 2023
But not too backward to copy a letter out? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 5, 2023
Shy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Apr 26, 2023
Flirtatiously shy · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Apr 7, 2023
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Jan 31, 2023
Shy · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 13, 2023
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Dec 24, 2022
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Oct 11, 2022
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Sep 26, 2022
Shy · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 12, 2022
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Aug 23, 2022
Shy · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jul 11, 2022
Pretending to be shy · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Jun 9, 2022
Shy · Evening Standard · 11 Down
May 23, 2022
Shy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 15, 2022
Teasingly shy · Daily Themed · 38 Across
May 12, 2022
Shy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 4, 2022
Playfully modest · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Apr 30, 2022
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Apr 26, 2022
Shy · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Apr 6, 2022
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Down
Mar 28, 2022
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 20 Across
Dec 29, 2021
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Nov 13, 2021
Demure · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Jun 14, 2021
Playfully shy · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Mar 16, 2021
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Mar 1, 2021
See some boys being bashful · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 4, 2021
Shy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Dec 11, 2020
Demure · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Oct 7, 2020
Shy · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Sep 29, 2020
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Aug 18, 2020
Shy · Evening Standard · 24 Across
May 28, 2020
But not too backward to copy a letter out! · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Apr 6, 2020
Shy · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Feb 25, 2020
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Feb 21, 2020
Coquettish · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Across
Feb 20, 2020
Copy a letter out, being backward · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Feb 10, 2020
Shy · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jan 16, 2020
Being timid, coolly robbed of some dollars · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jan 2, 2020
Being bashful, little company for a soldier · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Nov 21, 2019
Shy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 12, 2019
Shy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 2, 2019
Modest · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 16, 2019
Modest · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jul 18, 2019
Shy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 9, 2019
Shy · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 27, 2019
Bashful · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Feb 28, 2019
Shy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Dec 26, 2018
Shy · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Oct 19, 2018
Affectedly shy · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Oct 18, 2018
Shy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 3, 2018
Retiring to copy a piece of poetry out · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Aug 8, 2018
Retiring to copy the piano part out · Evening Standard · 9 Down
May 11, 2018
Demure · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Apr 11, 2018
Retiring from a contracted company · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jan 4, 2018
Demure · Evening Standard · 15 Down