Recluse
Crossword Clue & Answers

16 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 34 answers for the crossword clue 'Recluse', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Recluse a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Recluse as an answer itself some 66 times.

Recluse is a single word clue made up of 7 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Thursday, 16 September 2021 with the answer being HERMIT, we also found HERMIT to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 16 Sep 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 28 Jun 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 7 Jun 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 26 Apr 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 1 Dec 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 1 Jul 2019
• The Guardian Quick - 22 Dec 2018

Definitions and usage

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• Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
• One who lives in solitude

Anagrams

We found 1 anagrams for the word 'Recluse'.

• Luceres

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

NUN
A buoy resembling a cone

NUT
Egyptian goddess of the sky

4 Letters

KOOK
Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group

MONK
United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

5 Letters

AONER

CRANK
A bad-tempered person

FLAKE
A crystal of snow

FREAK
Lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out"

HATER
A person who hates

LONER
A person who avoids the company or assistance of others

6 Letters

HERMIT
One retired from society for religious reasons

HIDDEN
Designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"

PRIEST
A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

SHUTIN
Surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"

WEIRDO
Someone deranged and possibly dangerous

7 Letters

ASCETIC
Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

EREMITE
A Christian recluse

ESCAPEE
Someone who escapes

STYLITE
An early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars

8 Letters

ANCHORET

CENOBITE
A member of a religious order living in common

FUGITIVE
Someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

ISOLATED
Not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"

SECLUDED
Hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"

SOLITARY
Lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"

9 Letters

ANCHORESS

ANCHORITE
One retired from society for religious reasons

RECLUSIVE
Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"

WITHDRAWN
Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"

10 Letters

CLOISTERED
Providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"

TROGLODYTE
Someone who lives in a cave

UNSOCIABLE
Not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"

11 Letters

MISANTHROPE
Someone who dislikes people in general

14 Letters

SOLITUDINARIAN
One who lives in solitude