The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BESET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Plague crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BESET | 20 % | 5 |
| HARASS | 11 % | 6 |
| POX | 7 % | 3 |
| PEST | 7 % | 4 |
| VEX | 6 % | 3 |
| AIL | 5 % | 3 |
| NAGAT | 5 % | 5 |
| BEDEVIL | 5 % | 7 |
| BANE | 4 % | 4 |
| HAUNT | 4 % | 5 |
| GNAW | 3 % | 4 |
| NAG | 3 % | 3 |
| SCOURGE | 3 % | 7 |
| AFFLICT | 2 % | 7 |
| HARRY | 2 % | 5 |
| TEASE | 2 % | 5 |
| SMOTE | 2 % | 5 |
| TORMENT | 2 % | 7 |
| OVERRUN | 1 % | 7 |
| CURSE | 1 % | 5 |
| DOG | 1 % | 3 |
| GNAWAT | 1 % | 6 |
| INFEST | 1 % | 6 |
| ANNOY | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plague
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pestilence
- blight
- chivy
- beset
- molest
- provoke
- hassle
- harass
- chivvy
- harry
- chevy
- chevvy
Crossword Answer definitions
BESET verb- To surround or hem in.
- (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- To decorate something with jewels etc.
- Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
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 BESET
- Plague
- Worry
- Assail
- Attack from all directions
- Under siege
- Harass
- Under attack
- Widely assailed
- Harried
- Hem in
More clues leading to the result HARASS
- Bug
- Torment
- Dog
- Drive up a wall
- Be a constant pest
- Go beyond pestering
- Persecute
- Annoy persistently
- Hector
- Nag
More clues leading to the result POX
- Chicken ___ (childhood disease)
- Chicken flu?
- Red spot
- Plague
- "A ___ on thee!"
- Plague or curse
- "A ___ upon thee!"
- Curse
- Old curse
- Chicken ___ (childhood affliction)
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 VEX
More clues leading to the result AIL
- Be sick
- Feel bad
- Feel lousy
- Feel malaise
- Have a bug
- Have it bad
- Have the blahs
- Have the miseries
- Be a bit off
- Be out of sorts
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 BEDEVIL
More clues leading to the result BANE
- Deadly poison
- Ruination
- Thorn in one's side
- Canker
- Cause of ruination
- Curse
- Opposite of 5D
- Source of ruin
- Ruin
- Bête noire
More clues leading to the result HAUNT
- Hangout
- Favorite hangout
- Spook
- Create fear
- Place for regulars
- Do poltergeist work
- Frequent
- Oft-visited place
- Be there in spirit?
- Make a spooky visit
More clues leading to the result GNAW
- Eat like a beaver
- Chew at
- Chew like a rat
- Eat away at
- Eat at
- Nibble
- Nibble on
- Make like a mouse
- Sink one's teeth into
- Eat away
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
More clues leading to the result SCOURGE
- Source of widespread destruction
- Widespread bane
- Attila, to his enemies
- Whip
- Attila, "The ___ of God"
- Attila, to God?
- Calamity cause
- Source of devastation
- Plague
- Bane
More clues leading to the result AFFLICT
More clues leading to the result HARRY
- "The Trouble with ___": Hitchcock
- "The Trouble with ___":
- One Direction singer Styles
- Reasoner of note
- Rag annoyingly
- J.K.'s hero
- British prince
- "Dirty" character
- Morgan of "M*A*S*H"
- Potter or Truman
More clues leading to the result TEASE
More clues leading to the result SMOTE
- Did in
- Plague
- Struck down
- Dealt a heavy blow
- Belted, back in the day
- Pummelled, Biblically
- Clobbered
- Clobbered, biblically
- Hit
- Archaically bonked
More clues leading to the result TORMENT
- Relentlessly attack
- Plague
- More than pester
- Vex
- Bedevil
- Pick on endlessly
- Harry
- Tease mercilessly
- Agony
- Annoy persistently
More clues leading to the result OVERRUN
- Exceed, as a time limit
- Infested
- Infest
- Defeat, militarily
- Plague
- Exceed, as a budget
- Invade
- Successfully invade
- Deluge
- Ravage.
More clues leading to the result CURSE
- "!@#$%," in comics
- Give a fuck?
- Black magic weapon
- Put a hex on
- Call evil upon
- Anathema
- Utter an oath
- Witch's hex
- ___ of the Bambino
- Give a damn?
More clues leading to the result DOG
- Pug or boxer
- Fido, e.g.
- Go after
- Jack Russell, for one
- Odie
- Drug-sniffer, perhaps
- Frequent "Too Cute!" animal
- Pooch
- Follow closely
- Boxer, for one
More clues leading to the result GNAWAT
- Bother incessantly
- Chew on, as a bone
- Nibble on, as a bone
- Chew on, dog-style
- Plague
- Distress
- Gradually corrode
- Bother horribly
- Really bother
- Really annoy
More clues leading to the result INFEST
- Overrun
- Invade in great numbers
- Bug out?
- Overrun, as with locusts
- Be parasitic
- Fill (an area), like termites
- Overrun en masse, as ants
- Take over
- Overrun, as with pests
- Plague