The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SORE , but the solution may also be TERRIBLE which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Newsday).
Distressing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SORE | 45 % | 4 |
| TERRIBLE | 18 % | 8 |
| HARROWING | 18 % | 9 |
| LAMENTABLE | 9 % | 10 |
| GRIEVOUS | 9 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Distressing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- distressful
- troubling
- disturbing
- worrisome
- worrying
- lamentable
- sad
- pitiful
- deplorable
- bad
- heavy
- sorry
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 TERRIBLE
- Describing Ivan
- Beyond bad
- Not merely bad
- Dire
- Like some twos
- Adjective for Alexander's day, in a Judith Viorst kids' book
- Distressing
- Distressing.
- Epithet for a Czar.
- Simply awful.
More clues leading to the result HARROWING
More clues leading to the result LAMENTABLE
- Far from fortunate
- Unfortunate
- Woebegone
- Widely mispronounced word meaning sorrowful.
- Deplorable.
- Distressing
- Sad