The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BORER , but the solution may also be PEST which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in USA Today).
Destructive insect crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BORER | 45 % | 5 |
| APHID | 26 % | 5 |
| LOCUST | 10 % | 6 |
| PEST | 10 % | 4 |
| TERMITE | 6 % | 7 |
| MOTH | 3 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Destructive insect
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pest
- parasite
- termite
- borer
- aphid
- locust
- moth
- san jose scale
- taintworm
- chinch bug
- blight
- blighted
Crossword Answer definitions
BORER noun- A tedious person.
- A person who bores, who drills.
- A tool used for drilling.
- An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
- One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.
- The hagfish (Myxine).
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 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
More clues leading to the result APHID
- Garden pest
- Lacewing's lunch
- Plant pest
- Creature often killed with a spray
- Gardener's pest
- Lousy creature
- It can ruin a plot
- Ladybug's prey
- Plant-eating insect
- Plant menace
More clues leading to the result LOCUST
- Biblical plaguer
- Voracious insect
- Migratory grasshopper
- Common pesticide target
- Destructive insect
- Biblical insect
- Swarming insect
- Plague critter
- Exodus insect
- Cicada
More clues leading to the result PEST
- Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
- Annoying one
- Burr under the saddle
- Insecticide victim
- Nuisance
- Annoying person
- Exterminator's quarry
- Roach or slug
- Roach, for one
- Royal pain
More clues leading to the result TERMITE
- Chlordane victim
- Aardvark's morsel
- Morsel for an aardvark
- Home wrecker
- House-eating pest
- Aardvark snack
- Wood-eating insect
- Cellulose eater
- Homeowner's concern
- Unhappy home inspection find