The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PETTY , but the solution may also be FUSSING which is one of the most recent solution (2004 in USA Today).
Niggling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PETTY | 33 % | 5 |
| PUNY | 33 % | 4 |
| FUSSING | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Niggling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fiddling
- footling
- piffling
- piddling
- trivial
- unimportant
- petty
- little
- lilliputian
- picayune
- nagging
- quibbles
Crossword Answer definitions
PETTY noun- (usually in the plural) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.
- A class or school for young schoolboys.
- An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- Little, small, secondary in rank or importance.
- Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
- Narrow-minded, small-minded.
- Begrudging in nature, especially over insignificant matters.
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 PETTY
- Big name at Daytona
- Kind of cash or officer
- Super Bowl XLII halftime entertainer Tom
- Small-minded
- Kind of theft
- 7-time Winston Cup winner Richard
- Of little importance
- Of minor importance
- Tom who sang "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
- Picayune
More clues leading to the result PUNY
- Inferior in size and strength
- Wimpy
- Weak
- Like a weakling's muscles
- Scrawny and small
- Small and weak
- Far from colossal
- Hardly hearty
- Undersized
- Insignificant