The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WEEVIL , but the solution may also be BORER which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in LA Times).
Destructive beetle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WEEVIL | 40 % | 6 |
| BORER | 40 % | 5 |
| CORNWEEVIL | 20 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Destructive beetle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- weevil
- borer
- cockchafer
- locust
- pest
- flea beetle
- aphid
- pestiferous
- pestilence
- plague
- thrips
- wolf
Crossword Answer definitions
WEEVIL noun- Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily Curculionoidea, many having a distinctive snout.
- Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the family Curculionidae belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea.
- Any of several similar but more distantly related beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
- A loathsome person.
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 WEEVIL
- Crop-attacking bug
- Cotton planter's woe
- Cotton farmer's concern
- Snout beetle
- Destructive beetle
- Boll ___ (destructive insect)
- Boll menace
- Cotton grower's concern
- Boll eater
- Cotton pest
More clues leading to the result BORER
- Hole-making pest
- Shipworm or hagfish
- Drilling tool
- Bug found in trunks
- Hole maker
- Destructive insect
- Hole-making bug
- Drill
- Auger, e.g.
- Drilling bug