The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STAG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Kind of beetle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAG | 40 % | 4 |
| JAPANESE | 13 % | 8 |
| ELM | 13 % | 3 |
| LADYBUG | 13 % | 7 |
| DOR | 7 % | 3 |
| TORTOISE | 7 % | 8 |
| CARPET | 7 % | 6 |
Why may STAG be the right solution?
The word "stag" is often used to describe a male deer, but it can also refer to a type of beetle known as the stag beetle, which has large mandibles resembling the antlers of a deer. Therefore, "kind of beetle" could be referring to the stag beetle.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kind of beetle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stag
- elm
- ladybug
- weevil
- carpet
- japanese
- scarab
- typographer
- coprophagan
- unicorn
- chafer
- maul
Crossword Answer definitions
STAG noun- An adult male deer.
- A colt, or filly.
- (by extension) A romping girl; a tomboy.
- An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).
- An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
- One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
- The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
- (usually attributive) An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
- A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.
- A stag beetle (family Lucanidae).
- Guard duty.
- To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
- To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
- Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.
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 STAG
- Lone
- One alone
- Unaccompanied
- Unaccompanied by a woman
- Unescorted
- Bambi's dad, for one
- Deer fellow?
- Guys' party
- Without a date
- For men only
More clues leading to the result JAPANESE
- Yen spenders
- No talking?
- Language in which "hai" means "yes"
- Language that uses katakana characters to spell out foreign words
- Type of beetle
- About 125 million people
- From Tokyo, say
- Asian tongue
- From Kobe
- Kabuki cast
More clues leading to the result ELM
- "A Nightmare On __ Street"
- Dutch ___ disease
- Freddy's street
- MEL in a tree?
- Massachusetts state tree
- Nightmare street
- Shady tree
- Wych __
- Deciduous tree
- Endangered tree
More clues leading to the result LADYBUG
- Spotted beetle
- Diner on aphids
- Beetle that's no gentleman?
- Brightly colored beetle
- "Fly away home" nursery rhyme critter
- Colorful beetle
- Spotted beetle in "James and the Giant Peach"
- Killing one is bad luck
- Entomological good luck symbol
- Aphid predator
More clues leading to the result DOR
- Palme ___ (Cannes award)
- Palme ___
- Golden, to Gaston
- Le Coq ___
- Palme ___ (Cannes film award)
- Tumblebug
- Filmdom's "Palme __"
- "Le Coq __"
- Golden, in Grenoble
- Le Coq __
More clues leading to the result TORTOISE
- Aesop race-winner
- Hare racer
- Fabled race winner
- Race winner of fable
- Winner by a hare?
- Hare's opponent
- Winner who finished next to last, in fable
- Slowpoke
- Hare vanquisher
- Reason for a bad hare day?