The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TEASE , but the solution may also be ANNOY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Needle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TEASE | 37 % | 5 |
| RIB | 14 % | 3 |
| TAUNT | 5 % | 5 |
| TWIT | 5 % | 4 |
| RAZZ | 4 % | 4 |
| RILE | 4 % | 4 |
| ANNOY | 4 % | 5 |
| PESTER | 3 % | 6 |
| SEW | 3 % | 3 |
| PROD | 3 % | 4 |
| RIDE | 3 % | 4 |
| IRK | 3 % | 3 |
| HYPO | 2 % | 4 |
| GOAD | 2 % | 4 |
| NAGAT | 2 % | 5 |
| SYRINGE | 2 % | 7 |
| HECKLE | 1 % | 6 |
| STYLUS | 1 % | 6 |
| BUG | 1 % | 3 |
| JOSH | 1 % | 4 |
| IRRITATE | 1 % | 8 |
| ROIL | 1 % | 4 |
| NAG | 1 % | 3 |
Why may ANNOY be the right solution?
The word "needle" can also mean to irritate or annoy someone. Therefore, "annoy" is a suitable answer to this crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Needle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- goad
- nettle
- acerate leaf
- phonograph needle
- needlework
- pin
- stocking
- sheath
- girdle
- pen
- pointer
- prod
Crossword Answer definitions
TEASE noun- One who teases.
- A single act of teasing.
- One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
- To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
- To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
- To back-comb.
- To poke fun at.
- To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
- To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
- To entice, tempt.
- To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
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 TEASE
More clues leading to the result RIB
- Adam's donation
- Prime _____
- Umbrella part
- Barbecue treat
- Make fun of
- Prime __ (wedding fare)
- __-tickling
- Barbecue bit
- Eve's origin
- Mock with good-humor
More clues leading to the result TAUNT
- Poke fun at
- Harass from the stands, say
- Ride
- Fresh cut?
- Ride hard
- Bully
- Ridicule
- Say "nyah-nyah" to
- Trash-talk
- Mock
More clues leading to the result TWIT
More clues leading to the result RAZZ
- Poke fun at
- Give the Bronx cheer to
- Ride
- Give someone the business
- Tease
- Ride hard
- Hector verbally
- Jeer
- Make fun of
- Give a Bronx cheer
More clues leading to the result RILE
More clues leading to the result ANNOY
- Make hot under the collar
- Pester
- Slightly irritate
- Drive bonkers
- Bug
- Be on the back of
- Get under the collar of
- Be a pain in the neck
- Bother
- Irritate
More clues leading to the result PESTER
More clues leading to the result SEW
- Do needlework
- Do some zigzags, perhaps
- Fasten with cotton
- Do like Betsy Ross
- Do some couching
- Put in stitches
- Stitch
- Use a Singer
- Baste
- Be in stitches?
More clues leading to the result PROD
More clues leading to the result RIDE
- Sally in space
- "Thumb a ___"
- Catch a Greyhound
- The Cyclone, for one
- Thumb a __ (hitchhike)
- Be carried by
- Carnival attraction
- Disneyland attraction
- Emulate Miss Daisy
- Go by car
More clues leading to the result IRK
More clues leading to the result HYPO
- Less than normal prefix
- Needle, briefly
- Shot, for short
- Needle, for short
- EMT's needle
- Syringe, for short
- Syringe, familiarly
- Thesis beginning
- Prefix with thalamus
- Dr. McCoy's spray
More clues leading to the result GOAD
More clues leading to the result NAGAT
- Bother persistently
- Keep bothering
- Find fault with
- Continually find fault with
- Bother persistently, as an injury
- Find constant fault with
- Torment
- Be shrewish with
- Needle
- Pester persistently
More clues leading to the result SYRINGE
- It'll stick you good
- Medicine delivery device
- Vaccine deliverer
- Serum deliverer
- Shot source
- It's used for shots
- Needle
- Shooting gadget
- Shot putter?
- Hypodermic device
More clues leading to the result HECKLE
- Needle
- Taunt from the stands
- Mock comics
- Badger from the bleachers
- Badger at the park
- Badger at the comedy club
- Give a hard time at the comedy club
- Annoy from the audience
- Razz from the stands
- Razz, as a performer
More clues leading to the result STYLUS
- Phonograph needle
- Phablet gizmo
- Turntable needle
- Braille-writing wedge
- Seismograph feature
- Needle
- Old-fashioned writing tool
- Treo accessory
- Old writing implement
- Touchscreen-touching tool
More clues leading to the result BUG
- Glitch
- Listening device
- Annoy
- Common cold
- Pester
- Program problem
- Eavesdropper's aid
- Surveillance device
- Popular VW car
- Plant microphones
More clues leading to the result JOSH
- Kid around
- Logan of Broadway
- Kid
- Poke fun at
- "Inherent Vice" actor Brolin
- Actor Brolin
- Needle
- Tease
- Twit
- Kid good-naturedly