The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DORS , but the solution may also be VW BUGS which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Beetles crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DORS | 35 % | 4 |
| SCARABS | 22 % | 7 |
| VWBUGS | 13 % | 6 |
| ELATERS | 13 % | 7 |
| WEEVILS | 4 % | 7 |
| BUGS | 4 % | 4 |
| VW BUGS | 4 % | 7 |
| LADYBUGS | 4 % | 8 |
Why may VW-BUGS be the right solution?
The answer "VW BUGS" fits the clue "Beetles" because Volkswagen Beetles are commonly referred to as "bugs" due to their beetle-like appearance.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beetles
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- overhang
- protrusive
- ambrosia
- asians
- buggers
- bugs
- carabid
- chrysomelid
- cockroaches
- coleoptera
- deathwatch
- dermestid
Crossword Answer definitions
DORS noun- A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying
- Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee
- A trick, joke, or deception
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 DORS
- Actress Diana
- British Actress Diana
- '50s actress Diana
- Actress nee Diana Fluck
- Diana, the "blonde bombshell"
- "Hannie Caulder" actress Diana
- English actress Diana
- The fifties' "blonde bombshell" Diana
- "The English Marilyn Monroe" Diana
- British bombshell Diana
More clues leading to the result SCARABS
- Egyptian beetles
- Theban amulets
- Ancient Egyptian amulets
- Sacred beetles
- Egyptian symbols
- Sacred Egyptian beetles
- Cartouche symbols
- Ancient amulets
- Sacred Egyptian symbols
- Divine beetles
More clues leading to the result VWBUGS
More clues leading to the result ELATERS
- They aim to please
- Cheering crowd?
- Click beetles
- Joy givers
- They bring joy
- They'll give you a lift
- Snapping insects.
- Click beetles.
- Snapping-beetles.
- Snapping beetles.
More clues leading to the result WEEVILS
- Bolls' banes
- Agricultural pests
- Cotton pests
- Flour sack infiltrators
- Beetles.
- Destructive pests
- Farm vermin
- Destructive beetles
- Boring things
- Plantation pests
More clues leading to the result BUGS
- Runtime errors, say
- Toon hurler with a "pachydermous percussion pitch"
- "I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque" toon
- "Of course you realize ... this mean's war" speaker
- He should have taken a left turn at Albuquerque
- Programmer's banes
- Quarry of Elmer
- Computer programmer's goofs
- Elmer's nemesis
- Creepy-crawlies