The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BOIL , but the solution may also be SEETHE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Be hot under the collar crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BOIL | 45 % | 4 |
| SEETHE | 36 % | 6 |
| FUME | 9 % | 4 |
| ROAST | 9 % | 5 |
Why may SEETHE be the right solution?
The phrase "be hot under the collar" is an idiom that means to be very angry or irritated. The word "seethe" also means to be extremely angry or agitated. Therefore, "seethe" is the right solution because it perfectly matches the meaning of the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Be hot under the collar
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- steamed
- enraged
- steams
- collared
- stocks
- stock
- stocked
- stew
- stewed
- stewing
- subclavian
- trivet
Crossword Answer definitions
BOIL noun- A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.
- A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood.
- The collective noun for a group of hawks.
- (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
- To cook in boiling water.
- (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
- To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
- (used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
- (used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
- To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
- To steep or soak in warm water.
- To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
- To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BOIL
- See red
- Seethe
- Lance target
- One way to cook
- Lancer's item
- Distill, in a way
- Start to steam
- Go ballistic
- Prepare, as pasta
- Go beyond simmering
More clues leading to the result SEETHE
- "___ pyramids along the Nile ..."
- Simmer
- Do a slow burn
- Stew slowly
- Boil
- Boil over with anger
- Bubble with rage
- Brood angrily
- Rage
- Churn
More clues leading to the result FUME
- See red
- Get hot under the collar
- ___ hood (chemistry-lab apparatus)
- Show anger
- Seethe
- Noxious vapor
- Tailpipe emission
- Feel like punching something
- Exhaust pipe emission
- Be about to blow