The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PILL … which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Lead-in to box or bug crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PILL … | 100 % | 8 |
Why may PILL be the right solution?
The answer "PILL" fits both "box" and "bug" as it can be a pillbox or a pill bug.
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Crossword Answer definitions
PILL … noun- A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- (definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
- A comical or entertaining person.
- A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
- A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.
- A baseball.
- A bullet (projectile).
- A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
- Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
- To form into the shape of a pill.
- To medicate with pills.
- To persuade or convince someone of something.
- The peel or skin.
- To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
- To peel; to make by removing the skin.
- To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
- To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
- An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.
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