The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CACTI which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Prickly plants crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CACTI | 65 % | 5 |
| BRIERS | 7 % | 6 |
| NETTLES | 7 % | 7 |
| BRIARS | 7 % | 6 |
| TEASELS | 6 % | 7 |
| THISTLES | 4 % | 8 |
| ROSEBUSHES | 2 % | 10 |
| BURRS | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prickly plants
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cactus
- cacti
- thistle
- brier
- sarsaparilla
- acanthus
- barberry
- bur
- opuntia
- greenbrier
- raspberry
- bramble
Crossword Answer definitions
CACTI noun- Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
- Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
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 CACTI
- Desert plants
- Saguaro National Park sights
- Desert flora
- Succulent plants
- They might stick you in the desert
- Desert bloomers
- Ocotillos
- They have thorns in their sides
- Mojave vegetation
- Saguaros
More clues leading to the result BRIERS
- Some stickers
- Prickly shrubs
- Pipe materials
- Thorns.
- Pipes made of root wood.
- Thorny plants.
- Pipes.
- Plants with thorny stems.
- Prickly plants
- Pipes
More clues leading to the result NETTLES
- Henpeck
- Annoys
- Really irritates
- Graig of the Yankees
- Irks
- Provokes
- Prickly plants
- Irritates
- Gets under one's skin
- Plants with stinging hairs
More clues leading to the result BRIARS
- Thorny twigs
- Prickly plants
- Pipe choices
- Brer Rabbit encountered them
- Thorny plants
- They're in a rough patch
- B'rer Rabbit's milieu
- Sticking points?
- Rabbit homes, maybe
- Stickers forming a patch
More clues leading to the result TEASELS
- Napping devices
- Prickly thistlelike plants
- Raises a nap.
- Thistlelike plants.
- Prickly herbs
- Nap-raising plants
- Prickly plants
- Nap-producing plants
- Plants used for raising nap
- Thistlelike flowers
More clues leading to the result THISTLES
More clues leading to the result ROSEBUSHES
- Plants with stickers
- Sight from the Oval Office
- Prickly plants
- Thorny issues?
- They have many sticking points
- View from the Oval Office
- Thorny subjects