The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRABS , but the solution may also be NAGS which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in LA Times).
Complainers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRABS | 22 % | 5 |
| GROANERS | 22 % | 8 |
| WHINERS | 11 % | 7 |
| RAILERS | 11 % | 7 |
| MOANERS | 11 % | 7 |
| CRYBABIES | 11 % | 9 |
| NAGS | 11 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Complainers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- whiner
- bellyacher
- grumbler
- moaner
- crybaby
- sniveler
- squawker
- moaners
- grumblers
- gripes
- sourpusses
- idiots
Crossword Answer definitions
CRABS noun- A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat
- A bad-tempered person.
- (in plural crabs) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
- A playing card with the rank of three.
- A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
- A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
- An unsold book that is returned to the publisher.
- To fish for crabs.
- To ruin.
- To complain.
- To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
- To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
- To move (a camera) sideways.
- (World War I), to fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the machine guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the propeller disk.
- To back out of something.
- The crab apple or wild apple.
- The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
- A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
- A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
- A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
- A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
- (obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour
- To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
- (British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
- The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
- Short for carabiner.
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 CRABS
- Curmudgeons
- Gripes
- Shore delicacy
- Seafood servings
- Malcontents
- Crustaceans with stalked eyes
- Grumpy sorts
- Coastline crawlers
- Curmudgeons or crustaceans
- Grouses
More clues leading to the result GROANERS
- Bad puns, slangily
- Straining workmen
- Corny jokes
- Pun victims, maybe
- Bad puns
- Crosby, Como, Haymes, et al.
- Puns, usually
- Complainers
- Puns
- Dad jokes, often
More clues leading to the result WHINERS
More clues leading to the result RAILERS
More clues leading to the result MOANERS
- Whine-makers
- Bellyachers
- Kvetchers
- Kvetches
- Malcontents
- Discontented ones.
- Complaining people
- Whiners' cousins
- Bellyaching types
- Complaining sorts