The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STEW which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Fret crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEW | 68 % | 4 |
| WORRY | 13 % | 5 |
| REPINE | 8 % | 6 |
| CHAFE | 3 % | 5 |
| ABRADE | 2 % | 6 |
| SWEATIT | 2 % | 7 |
| ERODE | 1 % | 5 |
| IRRITATE | 1 % | 8 |
| ROIL | 1 % | 4 |
| MOPE | 1 % | 4 |
| FUME | 1 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fret
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eat away
- eat into
- rub
- chafe
- erode
- scratch
- lather
- sweat
- choke
- gag
- stew
- grate
Crossword Answer definitions
STEW noun- A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
- A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
- A brothel.
- A prostitute.
- A dish cooked by stewing.
- A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
- An artificial bed of oysters.
- A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
- To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
- To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
- To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
- To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
- A steward or stewardess on an airplane.
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 STEW
- Astrologer to Elizabeth I
- Bouillabaisse
- Burgoo, e.g.
- Crockpot concoction
- Hobo fare
- Slow-cooked meal
- Worry
- Agonize over
- Bouillabaisse, for one
- Cold weather meal
More clues leading to the result WORRY
- "Sorrow looks back, ___ looks around, faith looks up" (Emerson)
- Lose sleep
- Fret
- "What, me ___?" (Mad magazine motto)
- End of Alfred E. Neuman's slogan
- It "often gives a small thing a big shadow": old proverb
- Stew
- Anxiety
- Be fretful
- Gray hair dye.
More clues leading to the result REPINE
More clues leading to the result CHAFE
- Rub
- Irritate
- Wear by rubbing
- Irritate in a way
- Rub annoyingly
- Rub the wrong way
- Abrade by rubbing
- React to wool, maybe
- Rub roughly
- Cause friction
More clues leading to the result ABRADE
- Rub
- Scrape
- Wear away
- Rub the wrong way?
- Use a pumice stone
- Wear down
- Chafe
- Irritate
- What a beard might do
- Wear by rubbing
More clues leading to the result SWEATIT
- "Don't ___!" ("Stay cool!")
- Be concerned
- Worry
- Worry, slangily
- "Don't ___!" ("Chill!")
- Fret
- *Worry, slangily
- Fail to chill
- Be on tenterhooks
- Worry too much
More clues leading to the result ERODE
- Diminish
- Slowly destroy
- Wear away
- Whittle away
- Diminish gradually
- Fade gradually
- Grind down
- Rust
- Wear down
- Diminish by degrees
More clues leading to the result IRRITATE
More clues leading to the result ROIL
More clues leading to the result MOPE
- Have the blues
- Dawdle dejectedly
- Feel sorry for oneself
- Move around under a cloud
- Put on a long face
- Be a downer
- Be glum
- Sulk
- Act depressed
- Be sulky