The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TWINGE , but the solution may also be QUALM which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Pang of conscience crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TWINGE | 50 % | 6 |
| QUALM | 50 % | 5 |
Why may QUALM be the right solution?
"QUALM" is the right answer because a pang of conscience is a sudden feeling of doubt or guilt about something you have done, which is exactly what a qualm represents.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pang of conscience
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pang
- remorse
- compunction
- mortification
- hunger pang
- discomfort
- sinking feeling
- angst
- concupiscence
- anguishing
- buyer's remorse
- grief
Crossword Answer definitions
TWINGE noun- A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
- A sudden sharp pain.
- To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
- To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
- To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result TWINGE
- Sharp, sudden pain
- Pang
- Emotional pang
- Mental or emotional pang
- Sharp pain
- Sharp stabbing sensation
- Sudden qualm
- Attack of conscience, perhaps
- Bit of emotion
- Emotional pain