The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PEST , but the solution may also be CRICK which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Pain in the neck crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PEST | 42 % | 4 |
| HASSLE | 15 % | 6 |
| CRICK | 10 % | 5 |
| ACHE | 8 % | 4 |
| KINK | 8 % | 4 |
| TWIT | 3 % | 4 |
| NUISANCE | 3 % | 8 |
| DRAG | 2 % | 4 |
| ANNOYANCE | 1 % | 9 |
| PILL | 1 % | 4 |
| IRRITATION | 1 % | 10 |
| IRRITANT | 1 % | 8 |
| NUDNIK | 1 % | 6 |
| BOZO | 1 % | 4 |
| NAG | 1 % | 3 |
| GENERALNUISANCE | 1 % | 15 |
Why may CRICK be the right solution?
The answer "CRICK" is the right solution for the clue "Pain in the neck" because a crick is a common term used to describe a sudden, sharp pain or stiffness in the neck.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pain in the neck
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nuisance
- pain in the ass
- botheration
- annoyance
- bother
- pain
- pain in the arse
- pain in the bum
- pain in the butt
- pain in the rear
- royal pain
- pain in the keister
Crossword Answer definitions
PEST noun- A plague, pestilence, epidemic
- Any destructive insect or caterpillar that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
- An annoying person, a nuisance.
- An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
- An invasive weed.
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 PEST
- Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
- Annoying one
- Burr under the saddle
- Insecticide victim
- Nuisance
- Annoying person
- Exterminator's quarry
- Roach or slug
- Roach, for one
- Royal pain
More clues leading to the result HASSLE
- Botheration
- Bug
- Altercate
- Discompose
- Talking to customer service, typically
- Pain in the neck
- Big runaround
- Major headache
- Real pain in the ass
- Squabble
More clues leading to the result CRICK
- Pain in the neck
- Watson's partner
- Painful spasm
- Neck spasm
- Spasm
- Neck annoyance
- Pain in the neck.
- Muscle ailment.
- Muscle spasm
- Co-discoverer of the contents of the circled letters
More clues leading to the result ACHE
- Head starter
- Charley horse
- Dull pain
- Head ailment
- Pain in the neck
- Pine
- Sore point
- Sore spot
- Tummy trouble
- Yearn
More clues leading to the result KINK
- Neck woe
- Snarl
- Imperfection
- Muscle twinge
- Garden hose crimp
- Twisted hose problem
- Pain in the neck
- Quirk
- Hose problem
- Garden hose problem
More clues leading to the result TWIT
More clues leading to the result NUISANCE
- Pest
- Pain in the neck
- Hassle
- Tort in common law
- Inconvenience.
- Mischief.
- Pest.
- Bother.
- Annoyance.
- Kind of tax
More clues leading to the result DRAG
- Race, in a way
- Tow along
- Wind resistance
- Trail along
- Outfit with heels, often
- Pull along
- Burlesque routine
- Last too long
- Haul
- Kind of race
More clues leading to the result ANNOYANCE
- Vexation
- Irritated feeling
- Botheration.
- Vexation.
- Pebble in one's shoe, e.g.
- Hassle
- Pain in the neck
- Bother
More clues leading to the result PILL
- Pain
- Pharmacy staple
- Medicant
- Tablet
- Vitamin unit
- Pain?
- One may be bitter
- Annoying one
- Wet blanket
- Ill-humored sort
More clues leading to the result IRRITATION
More clues leading to the result IRRITANT
- Poison ivy sap, e.g.
- The pea, to the princess
- Pest
- Pain in the neck
- Cause of annoyance.
- Agent of annoyance.
- Galling.
- Sand in a shoe, i.e.
- Cigar smoke, to some
- Princess's pea, e.g.
More clues leading to the result NUDNIK
- Pest
- Pest or bore
- Persistent pest
- Annoying sort
- Intolerable kvetcher
- Drag
- Annoying type
- Pain in the neck
- Pest, Yiddish style
- Bore or pest
More clues leading to the result BOZO
- Larry Harmon creation
- Fool
- Red-haired clown
- TV clown
- Many a politician
- Dummkopf
- Nimrod
- Yahoo
- Dunce
- Clown handle
More clues leading to the result NAG
- Harp
- Worthless horse
- Fuss at
- Get on someone's case
- Harry
- Henpeck
- Old horse or ex-wife
- Pester
- Remind and remind and remind
- Annoy