Playfully shy — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 8 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
COY
3 letters
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Culture Vulture - Level 2
COY
August 8 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 8 2026
COY
June 24 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 24 2026
COY
February 13 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword February 13 2026
COY
July 11 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword July 11 2025
COY
February 3 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword February 3 2024
COY
April 7 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword April 7 2023
COY
January 13 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 13 2023
COY
October 11 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 11 2022
COY
April 30 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword April 30 2022
COY
March 28 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword March 28 2022
COY
December 29 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 29 2021
COY
June 14 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 14 2021
COY
Flirtatiously shy
COY
3
Shy, in a flirtatious way
COY
3
Playfully shy (rhymes with "boy")
COY
3
Playfully shy (rhymes with "boy")
COY
3
Playfully shy (rhymes with "toy")
COY
3
Like one playing hard to get
COY
3
Flirtatiously shy
COY
3
Flirtatiously shy
COY
3
Flirtatiously shy
COY
3
Pretending to be shy
COY
3
Teasingly shy
COY
3
Playfully modest
COY
3
"The ___ of the Rings" (film trilogy)
LORD
4
Ambulance crew member: Abbr.
EMT
3
___ school (doctor's alma mater, for short)
MED
3
Brainstorm session output
IDEA
4
British bathroom, informally
LOO
3
Manning of the NFL
ELI
3
Foot treatment, informally
PEDI
4
___ Star State (Texas nickname)
LONE
4
Mont Blanc or Matterhorn, e.g.
ALP
3
Low-fat, as meat
LEAN
4
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