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 |
| ELATERS | 13 % | 7 |
| VWBUGS | 13 % | 6 |
| VW BUGS | 4 % | 7 |
| LADYBUGS | 4 % | 8 |
| WEEVILS | 4 % | 7 |
| BUGS | 4 % | 4 |
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 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 VWBUGS
More clues leading to the result VW BUGS
More clues leading to the result LADYBUGS
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