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 | 22 % | 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 |
| FLU | 2 % | 3 |
| GLITCH | 2 % | 6 |
| VIRUS | 2 % | 5 |
| TEASE | 2 % | 5 |
| HARASS | 2 % | 6 |
| NETTLE | 1 % | 6 |
| ANT | 1 % | 3 |
| IRRITATE | 1 % | 8 |
| EATAT | 1 % | 5 |
| NAG | 1 % | 3 |
| PEEVE | 1 % | 5 |
| WIRE | 1 % | 4 |
| DEFECT | 1 % | 6 |
| SPYON | 1 % | 5 |
| LISTENINGDEVICE | 1 % | 15 |
| VWBEETLE | 1 % | 8 |
| BOTHER | 1 % | 6 |
| NEEDLE | 1 % | 6 |
| ERROR | 1 % | 5 |
| NAGAT | 1 % | 5 |
| HASSLE | 1 % | 6 |
| BEETLE | 1 % | 6 |
| VOLKSWAGENMODEL | 0 % | 15 |
| WAXINSECT | 0 % | 9 |
| BOTHERENDLESSLY | 0 % | 15 |
| HARRY | 0 % | 5 |
| COMPUTERPROBLEM | 0 % | 15 |
| GETONONESNERVES | 0 % | 15 |
| VIRALILLNESS | 0 % | 12 |
| HIDDENMIKE | 0 % | 10 |
| SOFTWAREDEFECT | 0 % | 14 |
| FLAW | 0 % | 4 |
| GETTO | 0 % | 5 |
| DOR | 0 % | 3 |
| COMMONCOLDVIRUS | 0 % | 15 |
| MALADY | 0 % | 6 |
| IRE | 0 % | 3 |
| PROGRAMFAULT | 0 % | 12 |
| AILMENT | 0 % | 7 |
| MIFF | 0 % | 4 |
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 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 TEASE
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 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 IRRITATE
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 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 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 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 LISTENINGDEVICE
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 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 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 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 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
More clues leading to the result COMPUTERPROBLEM
More clues leading to the result GETONONESNERVES
More clues leading to the result VIRALILLNESS
More clues leading to the result HIDDENMIKE
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 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 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 PROGRAMFAULT
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.