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 |
| INSECTS | 5 % | 7 |
| RILES | 5 % | 5 |
| VWS | 5 % | 3 |
| PESTERS | 5 % | 7 |
| NAGS | 4 % | 4 |
| EATSAT | 4 % | 6 |
| GETSTO | 3 % | 6 |
| NETTLES | 3 % | 7 |
| GERMS | 2 % | 5 |
| HARASSES | 2 % | 8 |
| WIRETAPS | 2 % | 8 |
| TAPS | 2 % | 4 |
| FLUS | 2 % | 4 |
| NEEDLES | 2 % | 7 |
| GNATS | 2 % | 5 |
| ERRORS | 2 % | 6 |
| MICROBES | 2 % | 8 |
| VEXES | 2 % | 5 |
| BOTHERS | 2 % | 7 |
| HIDDENMIKES | 1 % | 11 |
| BEETLECARS | 1 % | 10 |
| HARRASSES | 1 % | 9 |
| ELMERSNEMESIS | 1 % | 13 |
| ELECTRONICDEVICES | 1 % | 17 |
| 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 |
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 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 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 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 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 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 HIDDENMIKES
More clues leading to the result BEETLECARS
More clues leading to the result HARRASSES
More clues leading to the result ELMERSNEMESIS
More clues leading to the result ELECTRONICDEVICES
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