The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SORE , but the solution may also be FRETFUL which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in USA Today).
Distressed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SORE | 40 % | 4 |
| ATEAT | 13 % | 5 |
| UPSET | 10 % | 5 |
| HETUP | 7 % | 5 |
| SHOOKUP | 3 % | 7 |
| INABADWAY | 3 % | 9 |
| AILED | 3 % | 5 |
| FRETFUL | 3 % | 7 |
| INDIGENT | 3 % | 8 |
| SOREATHEART | 3 % | 11 |
| PAINED | 3 % | 6 |
| BOTHERED | 3 % | 8 |
| INASTEW | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Distressed
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- troubled
- worried
- upset
- stressed
- hard put
- hard-pressed
- unhappy
- disturbed
- dysphoric
- disquieted
- in a bad way
- in trouble
Crossword Answer definitions
SORE noun- An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
- Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
- To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait.
- Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
- Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
- Dire; distressing.
- Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- Criminal; wrong; evil.
- Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).
- Sorely.
- A group of ducks on land.
- A young hawk or falcon in its first year.
- A young buck in its fourth year.
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 SORE
- Aching
- Hot under the collar
- Saddle ____ (equestrian's woe)
- Ticked
- Ticked off
- Inflamed and painful
- Painful place
- Steamed
- Tender
- Touchy
More clues leading to the result ATEAT
- Bugged
- Worried
- Really bothered
- Vexed
- Patronized, as in a restaurant
- Bothered heavily
- Patronized as a diner
- Bothered
- Steadily worried
- Rankled
More clues leading to the result UPSET
- Capsize
- In an agitated state
- Knock over
- 100-to-1 underdog's victory
- Out of sorts
- Unexpected victory
- Overturn
- Sports surprise
- Tip over
- Churning
More clues leading to the result HETUP
- Emotional
- Excited about
- In a state
- Livid
- Indignant
- Highly excited
- Highly agitated
- Highly perturbed
- Ticked off
- Irate
More clues leading to the result SHOOKUP
More clues leading to the result INABADWAY
- Financially strapped
- Really hurting
- Deserving of help
- Distressed
- Not doing well at all
- Sobbing uncontrollably, perhaps
- Doing terribly
More clues leading to the result AILED
- Had health problems
- Took sick
- Felt bad
- Felt poorly
- Felt sick
- Was under the weather
- Had the blahs
- Felt shitty
- Was unwell
- Afflicted
More clues leading to the result FRETFUL
More clues leading to the result INDIGENT
More clues leading to the result SOREATHEART
More clues leading to the result PAINED
- Showing anguish
- Expressing anguish
- Like a wincer's expression
- Anguished
- Hurt
- Like a wince
- In distress
- Showing distress
- Showing discomfort, as a look
- Distressed