The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word IRK , but the solution may also be PESTER which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Bug crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IRK | 21 % | 3 |
| ANNOY | 14 % | 5 |
| RILE | 6 % | 4 |
| GERM | 5 % | 4 |
| PESTER | 5 % | 6 |
| INSECT | 4 % | 6 |
| WIRETAP | 4 % | 7 |
| VEX | 4 % | 3 |
| TAP | 3 % | 3 |
| TEASE | 2 % | 5 |
| FLU | 2 % | 3 |
| GLITCH | 2 % | 6 |
| VIRUS | 2 % | 5 |
| HARASS | 2 % | 6 |
| EATAT | 1 % | 5 |
| IRRITATE | 1 % | 8 |
| NAG | 1 % | 3 |
| NETTLE | 1 % | 6 |
| ANT | 1 % | 3 |
| PEEVE | 1 % | 5 |
| WIRE | 1 % | 4 |
| DEFECT | 1 % | 6 |
| ERROR | 1 % | 5 |
| NAGAT | 1 % | 5 |
| HASSLE | 1 % | 6 |
| BEETLE | 1 % | 6 |
| LISTENINGDEVICE | 1 % | 15 |
| SPYON | 1 % | 5 |
| BOTHER | 1 % | 6 |
| VWBEETLE | 1 % | 8 |
| NEEDLE | 1 % | 6 |
| SOFTWAREDEFECT | 0 % | 14 |
| FLAW | 0 % | 4 |
| HIDDENMIKE | 0 % | 10 |
| GETTO | 0 % | 5 |
| DOR | 0 % | 3 |
| COMMONCOLDVIRUS | 0 % | 15 |
| PROGRAMFAULT | 0 % | 12 |
| MALADY | 0 % | 6 |
| IRE | 0 % | 3 |
| AILMENT | 0 % | 7 |
| MIFF | 0 % | 4 |
| VOLKSWAGENMODEL | 0 % | 15 |
| WAXINSECT | 0 % | 9 |
| BOTHERENDLESSLY | 0 % | 15 |
| HARRY | 0 % | 5 |
| COMPUTERPROBLEM | 0 % | 15 |
| VIRALILLNESS | 0 % | 12 |
| GETONONESNERVES | 0 % | 15 |
Why may INSECT be the right solution?
The clue "Bug" is a synonym for "insect," which is a small, six-legged creature with a three-part body and often with wings. Therefore, "INSECT" is the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bug
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hemipteran
- hemipteron
- badger
- germ
- microbe
- tap
- tease
- beleaguer
- harass
- pester
- intercept
- glitch
Crossword Answer definitions
IRK verb- To irritate; annoy; bother
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 IRK
More clues leading to the result ANNOY
- Make hot under the collar
- Pester
- Slightly irritate
- Drive bonkers
- Bug
- Be on the back of
- Get under the collar of
- Be a pain in the neck
- Bother
- Irritate
More clues leading to the result RILE
More clues leading to the result GERM
- Kind of warfare
- Minute organism
- Idea's beginning
- Microbe
- Cold start?
- Sanitizer's target
- Start of an idea
- Start of something big
- Starting point
- What's going around
More clues leading to the result PESTER
More clues leading to the result INSECT
- Bug
- Garden pest
- Pitcher plant's lunch
- Fly, e.g.
- Grub, e.g.
- Hexapod
- Aardwolf prey
- Mosquito or mayfly
- Entomologist's catch
- Raid target
More clues leading to the result WIRETAP
- Bug
- Bug, spy-style
- Eavesdropping device
- Surveillance device
- Surveillance staple
- Furtive listening device
- Bug on the phone
- Evidence-gathering device
- FBI ploy
- Surveillance setup
More clues leading to the result VEX
More clues leading to the result TAP
- Barroom fixture
- Dance style
- Dance, in a way
- Faucet
- Kind of water
- Brewpub fixture
- Draw upon
- Extreme end
- Open a keg
- Water faucet
More clues leading to the result TEASE
More clues leading to the result FLU
- Kind of shot
- Fall shot
- Winter bug
- Winter woe
- Hard to find shot
- Common illness
- It may be picked up at day care
- One reason to stay in bed all day
- Seasonal ailment
- Sick day excuse
More clues leading to the result GLITCH
- Work of a gremlin?
- Computer bug
- Computer complication
- Minor malfunction
- Stumbling block
- Bug in the system
- Problem
- Bug
- Snag
- Computer snag
More clues leading to the result VIRUS
- Computer attacker
- Computer invader
- Common cold cause
- Sketchy download "attachment"
- Malware delivery
- Cold cause
- Big computer "bug"
- Organism in many Robin Cook books
- Chickenpox cause
- MyDoom, for one
More clues leading to the result HARASS
- Bug
- Torment
- Dog
- Drive up a wall
- Be a constant pest
- Go beyond pestering
- Persecute
- Annoy persistently
- Hector
- Nag
More clues leading to the result EATAT
- Bug
- Vex
- "___ Joe's"
- Vex incessantly
- "__ Joe's"
- Bother over time
- Really bother
- Really irritate
- Nag, nag, nag
- __ home (dine in)
More clues leading to the result IRRITATE
More clues leading to the result NAG
- Harp
- Worthless horse
- Fuss at
- Get on someone's case
- Harry
- Henpeck
- Old horse or ex-wife
- Pester
- Remind and remind and remind
- Annoy
More clues leading to the result NETTLE
- Irk
- Goad
- Harass
- Irritate
- Stinging plant
- Get under the skin of
- Plant with stinging leaves
- Plant with a sting
- Vex
- Herb with stinging hairs
More clues leading to the result ANT
- "A Bug's Life" character
- Chocolate-covered morsel, to some
- Kitchen intruder
- One of "Them!"
- Picnic crasher
- Tiny toiler
- Uninvited picnic attendee
- Barbecue buttinsky
- Carpenter, for one
- Farm animal?
More clues leading to the result PEEVE
More clues leading to the result WIRE
- Bug
- Hot-__ (start without a key)
- Tightrope
- Western Union transmission
- What croquet wickets are made of
- Hook up electronically
- A rat may wear one
- One way to transfer money
- Finish line
- Wallenda's walkway
More clues leading to the result DEFECT
More clues leading to the result ERROR
- Box-score bobble
- Misstep
- Mistake
- Partner of trial
- "E" in the box score
- Baseballer's nightmare
- Dropped fly, e.g.
- Faux pas
- Programming bug, perhaps
- Slip-up
More clues leading to the result NAGAT
- Bother persistently
- Keep bothering
- Find fault with
- Continually find fault with
- Bother persistently, as an injury
- Find constant fault with
- Torment
- Be shrewish with
- Needle
- Pester persistently
More clues leading to the result HASSLE
- Botheration
- Bug
- Altercate
- Discompose
- Talking to customer service, typically
- Pain in the neck
- Big runaround
- Major headache
- Real pain in the ass
- Squabble
More clues leading to the result BEETLE
- Scarab, for one
- Scarab
- Type of Volkswagen
- June bug, e.g.
- Jut, like a brow
- VW redux
- Popular V.W. model
- June bug, for example
- Camp Swampy private Bailey
- Bailey of the comics
More clues leading to the result LISTENINGDEVICE
More clues leading to the result SPYON
- Track, as the feds might do to a suspect
- Observe furtively
- Watch secretly
- Observe through a keyhole
- Watch through a keyhole
- Watch covertly
- Observe surreptitiously
- Watch surreptitiously
- Follow
- Secretly watch
More clues leading to the result BOTHER
- Fuss
- Take the trouble
- Get under the skin of
- Bug
- Trouble
- Annoy
- Pester
- Petty annoyance
- Inconvenience.
- Exclamation of mild vexation.
More clues leading to the result VWBEETLE
- Bug on the road?
- "Punch buggy" in a car trip game
- Bug in a garage
- Product with the slogan "Think small"
- Bug
- Auto designed by Ferdinand Porsche
- Bug on a road
More clues leading to the result NEEDLE
- Hector
- Knitter's need
- Pine tree leaf
- Provoke
- Pine leaf
- Dash indicator
- Meter "figure"
- Razz
- Obelisk or spire
- Stylus
More clues leading to the result SOFTWAREDEFECT
More clues leading to the result FLAW
- Defect
- Diamond defect
- Imperfection
- Blemish
- Coloration in a diamond, e.g.
- Fault
- It may be tragic
- Scratch or dent, e.g.
- Glitch
- Character weakness
More clues leading to the result HIDDENMIKE
More clues leading to the result GETTO
- Arrive
- Arrive at
- Reach
- Really irk
- Bother
- Bother, after a while
- "___ work!"
- Affect emotionally
- Have an effect on
- Annoy
More clues leading to the result DOR
- Palme ___ (Cannes award)
- Palme ___
- Golden, to Gaston
- Le Coq ___
- Palme ___ (Cannes film award)
- Tumblebug
- Filmdom's "Palme __"
- "Le Coq __"
- Golden, in Grenoble
- Le Coq __
More clues leading to the result COMMONCOLDVIRUS
More clues leading to the result PROGRAMFAULT
More clues leading to the result MALADY
- Ailment
- Something troubling
- Chronic disorder
- Constellation of symptoms, say
- Chronic ailment
- Disorder
- Serious ailment
- Affliction
- Illness
- Unwholesome situation
More clues leading to the result IRE
More clues leading to the result AILMENT
- Disorder
- Malady
- Affliction
- Cold, for one
- Reason to complain
- Bug
- Complaint
- Minor disorder
- Minor malady
- Cold, e.g.
More clues leading to the result MIFF
- Offend
- Annoy
- Cause annoyance
- Vex
- Give minor offense to
- Tick off
- Irritate
- Vex a bit
- Bend out of shape
- Make sore
More clues leading to the result VOLKSWAGENMODEL
More clues leading to the result WAXINSECT
More clues leading to the result BOTHERENDLESSLY
More clues leading to the result HARRY
- "The Trouble with ___": Hitchcock
- "The Trouble with ___":
- One Direction singer Styles
- Reasoner of note
- Rag annoyingly
- J.K.'s hero
- British prince
- "Dirty" character
- Morgan of "M*A*S*H"
- Potter or Truman