The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word IRKS , but the solution may also be NAGS AT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Bugs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IRKS | 23 % | 4 |
| ANNOYS | 14 % | 6 |
| VWS | 5 % | 3 |
| PESTERS | 5 % | 7 |
| INSECTS | 5 % | 7 |
| RILES | 5 % | 5 |
| NAGS | 4 % | 4 |
| EATSAT | 4 % | 6 |
| GETSTO | 3 % | 6 |
| NETTLES | 3 % | 7 |
| FLUS | 2 % | 4 |
| NEEDLES | 2 % | 7 |
| GNATS | 2 % | 5 |
| ERRORS | 2 % | 6 |
| MICROBES | 2 % | 8 |
| VEXES | 2 % | 5 |
| BOTHERS | 2 % | 7 |
| GERMS | 2 % | 5 |
| HARASSES | 2 % | 8 |
| WIRETAPS | 2 % | 8 |
| TAPS | 2 % | 4 |
| ELMERSBANE | 1 % | 10 |
| NAGS AT | 1 % | 7 |
| AILS | 1 % | 4 |
| NAGSAT | 1 % | 6 |
| HASSLES | 1 % | 7 |
| PESTS | 1 % | 5 |
| SOFTWAREDEFECTS | 1 % | 15 |
| DRIVESCRAZY | 1 % | 11 |
| WIRES | 1 % | 5 |
| HIDDENMIKES | 1 % | 11 |
| BEETLECARS | 1 % | 10 |
| HARRASSES | 1 % | 9 |
| ELMERSNEMESIS | 1 % | 13 |
| ELECTRONICDEVICES | 1 % | 17 |
Why may NAGS-AT be the right solution?
"NAGS AT" is the right solution because "bugs" can be a synonym for "nags at," meaning to persistently annoy or irritate someone.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bugs
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
IRKS 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 IRKS
More clues leading to the result ANNOYS
- Pesters
- Bothers
- Gets one's goat
- Drives up the wall
- Bugs
- Makes cross
- Rankles
- Rattles one's cage
- Ticks off
- Irks
More clues leading to the result VWS
- Bugs and more
- Bugs on a highway, for short
- Bugs on the road
- Rabbit and Golf
- Bugs, e.g.
- Bugs larger than humans
- Beetles and Rabbits, for short
- "Bugs"
- Golfs and Jettas, briefly
- Short beetles?
More clues leading to the result PESTERS
- Annoys
- Badgers
- Won't leave alone
- Bugs
- Produces fine whines
- Gets on one's nerves
- Is a nuisance to
- Troubles
- Really bugs
- Nags
More clues leading to the result INSECTS
- Bugs
- Entomologist's subject
- Raid targets
- Crickets and beetles
- Pangolin's diet
- Walkingsticks
- Beetles and bees
- Spray targets
- Aardwolf's diet
- Flies, for example
More clues leading to the result RILES
- Nettles
- Gets one's goat
- Makes hopping mad
- Incites to pique
- Makes mad
- Annoys, with "up"
- Irritates
- Aggravates
- Engages in rabble-rousing
- Pesters
More clues leading to the result NAGS
- Acts the back-seat driver
- Preakness competitors, slangily
- Also rans
- Beaten-down horses
- Carps
- Glue factory candidates
- Shrews
- Bettors bet on them
- Acts shrewish
- Emulates Xanthippe
More clues leading to the result EATSAT
- Bothers
- Really bothers
- Aggravates
- Bothers over time
- Corrodes
- Gnaws on
- Erodes
- Patronizes, as a restaurant
- Worries
- Consternates continuously
More clues leading to the result GETSTO
- Begins, as a task
- Bothers
- Reaches
- Arrives at
- Bothers big-time
- Bugs
- Affects
- Makes an impression on
- Irritates
- Annoys
More clues leading to the result NETTLES
- Henpeck
- Annoys
- Really irritates
- Graig of the Yankees
- Irks
- Provokes
- Prickly plants
- Irritates
- Gets under one's skin
- Plants with stinging hairs
More clues leading to the result FLUS
- Bugs
- Contagious bugs
- Winter woes
- They may cause chills
- Debilitating bugs
- Not-so-mild winter ailments
- Winter maladies
- Reasons for shots
- Causes of fevers
- Shots may prevent them
More clues leading to the result NEEDLES
- Ribs
- Pine droppings
- Teases
- Christmas-tree slivers
- Mojave Desert city frequented by Snoopy's brother Spike
- Fir coats
- What this puzzle's four longest answers have in common
- Upholsterer's tools
- Pine tree droppings
- Seasonal debris
More clues leading to the result GNATS
- Airborne pests
- Pesty biters
- No-see-ums
- Tiny biters
- Summer swarm
- Swattable pests
- Annoying swarm
- Miniature biters
- Irritants in a cloud
- Insects that form "ghosts" when they swarm
More clues leading to the result ERRORS
- Diamond goofs
- "E's" in the box score
- Boo-boos
- Fuck-ups
- Flubs
- Typos
- Bugs
- Philatelic rarities
- Proofs of humanity?
- Mistakes
More clues leading to the result MICROBES
- Tiny organisms
- Bugs
- Dr. Waksman's subject.
- Germs.
- Tiny animals.
- Tiny organisms.
- 1,099 regal garments
- Disease-causing bacteria
More clues leading to the result VEXES
More clues leading to the result BOTHERS
More clues leading to the result GERMS
- Bacteria, so to speak
- Mysophobe's worry
- Disinfection targets
- Lysol target
- Idea beginnings
- Sparks, as of ideas
- Howard Hughes's fear
- Listerine victims
- Microbes
- They might make you sick
More clues leading to the result HARASSES
More clues leading to the result WIRETAPS
- Bugs
- Bugs in cop shows
- Illegal phone eavesdrops.
- Listens in sub rosa.
- Means of obtaining evidence.
- Certain bugs
- Eavesdrops, modern style
- Kin of "bugs"
- Bugs' kin
- Watergate-type crimes
More clues leading to the result TAPS
- Pub hardware
- "Lights out" tune
- Bugle tune
- Night music
- 1981 Tom Cruise movie
- Bugle fodder
- Faucets
- Keg party rentals
- Listeners
- Phone lines?
More clues leading to the result ELMERSBANE
More clues leading to the result NAGS AT
More clues leading to the result AILS
- "Good for what __ you"
- Feels poorly
- Has a bug
- Is green around the gills
- Troubles
- Has the flu
- Has the sniffles
- Is laid up
- Suffers
- Is stricken
More clues leading to the result NAGSAT
- Keeps pestering
- Worries
- Causes discomfort
- Is a shrew to
- Bothers
- Henpecks
- Bothers repeatedly
- Really bothers
- Causes discomfort to
- Bothers persistently
More clues leading to the result HASSLES
- Big bothers
- Major inconveniences
- Bothersome situations
- Inconveniences
- Irritations
- Gives a hard time
- Annoys
- Annoying inconveniences
- Bothers
- Disputes
More clues leading to the result PESTS
- Ants, at picnics
- Ants, roaches and the like
- Exterminators' quarries
- Gnats and fleas
- They get on your nerves
- They're a bother
- Nuisances
- Annoyances
- Ants and roaches
- Irritants
More clues leading to the result SOFTWAREDEFECTS
More clues leading to the result DRIVESCRAZY
More clues leading to the result WIRES
- Mess behind a computer
- Mess under a desk
- Electrician's concern
- Marionette attachments
- Telegrams
- Does some electrical work
- Juice containers?
- Piano's tone producers
- Pipe cleaner centers
- Some informants might wear them