The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WINCE , but the solution may also be GRIMACE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Pained reaction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WINCE | 40 % | 5 |
| GRIMACE | 20 % | 7 |
| YELP | 20 % | 4 |
| OUCH | 20 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pained reaction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wince
- flinch
- grimace
- wincing
- grill
- flinching
- grimacing
- mow
- mouth
- mop
- grimaced
- shakily
Crossword Answer definitions
WINCE noun- A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
- A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.
- To flinch as if in pain or distress.
- To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
- To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.
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 WINCE
- Betray an igry feeling, say
- React to bad news
- React to something cringeworthy
- Recoil in pain
- Show pain
- Pained expression
- Flinch
- React to a sting
- Grimace
- Possible reaction to a bad pun
More clues leading to the result GRIMACE
- Pained expression
- Contemptuous countenance
- Moue
- Sign of displeasure
- Bad face
- Mug
- Pal of Ronald McDonald
- Contort the features.
- Make a face.
- Unhappy facial expression.
More clues leading to the result YELP
- Pound sound
- Pomeranian bark
- Short bark
- Website with menus
- Site for getting back at the restaurant where you got food poisoning
- Verb that's come to mean "check if a restaurant is any good"
- Online review site
- Sitting-on-a-tack response
- Shrill bark
- Shrill cry