The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BESETS , but the solution may also be TORMENTS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Plagues crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BESETS | 46 % | 6 |
| TEASES | 13 % | 6 |
| TORMENTS | 8 % | 8 |
| ILLS | 8 % | 4 |
| SCOURGES | 4 % | 8 |
| VEXES | 4 % | 5 |
| HARASSES | 4 % | 8 |
| POXES | 4 % | 5 |
| NAGSAT | 4 % | 6 |
| AILS | 4 % | 4 |
Why may TORMENTS be the right solution?
The word "plagues" is a synonym for "torments" which means to cause severe physical or mental suffering. Therefore, "torments" is the right solution for the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plagues
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
BESETS 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 BESETS
- Is plagued (by)
- Hems in
- Harasses
- Troubles
- Attacks
- Gives, as problems
- Attacks on all sides
- Places under siege
- Lays siege to
- Plagues
More clues leading to the result TEASES
More clues leading to the result TORMENTS
- Inflicts mental anguish on
- Frustrates greatly
- Plagues
- Hectors.
- Hectors
- Pesters
- Persistently bothers
- Needles
- Makes miserable
More clues leading to the result ILLS
More clues leading to the result SCOURGES
- Curses
- Causes of woe
- They cause a lot of trouble
- Calamity causes
- Flogs
- See 13-Down
- Burmese pythons in the Everglades, e.g.
- Plagues
More clues leading to the result VEXES
More clues leading to the result HARASSES
More clues leading to the result POXES
More clues leading to the result NAGSAT
- Keeps pestering
- Worries
- Causes discomfort
- Is a shrew to
- Bothers
- Henpecks
- Bothers repeatedly
- Really bothers
- Causes discomfort to
- Bothers persistently