The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RILE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Rub the wrong way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RILE | 28 % | 4 |
| CHAFE | 19 % | 5 |
| IRK | 18 % | 3 |
| ABRADE | 7 % | 6 |
| NETTLE | 5 % | 6 |
| ANNOY | 5 % | 5 |
| PEEVE | 4 % | 5 |
| RANKLE | 3 % | 6 |
| IRRITATE | 2 % | 8 |
| VEX | 2 % | 3 |
| GRATE | 2 % | 5 |
| MIFF | 2 % | 4 |
| GALL | 1 % | 4 |
| OFFEND | 1 % | 6 |
| AGAINSTTHEGRAIN | 1 % | 15 |
| ANTAGONIZE | 1 % | 10 |
| BOTHER | 1 % | 6 |
| DISPLEASE | 1 % | 9 |
| TEEOFF | 1 % | 6 |
Why may RILE be the right solution?
The answer "RILE" is the right solution because it means to irritate or annoy, which is the same as rubbing someone the wrong way.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rub the wrong way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wrongness
- incorrectly
- wronging
- incorrectness
- wrongheaded
- wrongheadedness
- wrongdoings
- wrongfully
- incorrect
- wrongdoer
- misplaced
- disrespectfully
Crossword Answer definitions
RILE verb- To make angry
- To stir or move from a state of calm or order
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 RILE
More clues leading to the result CHAFE
- Rub
- Irritate
- Wear by rubbing
- Irritate in a way
- Rub annoyingly
- Rub the wrong way
- Abrade by rubbing
- React to wool, maybe
- Rub roughly
- Cause friction
More clues leading to the result IRK
More clues leading to the result ABRADE
- Rub
- Scrape
- Wear away
- Rub the wrong way?
- Use a pumice stone
- Wear down
- Chafe
- Irritate
- What a beard might do
- Wear by rubbing
More clues leading to the result NETTLE
- Irk
- Goad
- Harass
- Irritate
- Stinging plant
- Get under the skin of
- Plant with stinging leaves
- Plant with a sting
- Vex
- Herb with stinging hairs
More clues leading to the result ANNOY
- Make hot under the collar
- Pester
- Slightly irritate
- Drive bonkers
- Bug
- Be on the back of
- Get under the collar of
- Be a pain in the neck
- Bother
- Irritate
More clues leading to the result PEEVE
More clues leading to the result RANKLE
- Irritate
- Annoy
- Fill with resentment
- Annoy no end
- Cause irritation
- Stick in one's craw
- Get one's goat
- Grate on
- Continue to irritate
- Fester in one's mind
More clues leading to the result IRRITATE
More clues leading to the result VEX
More clues leading to the result GRATE
- Prepare Parmesan
- Prepare the Romano
- Prepare Parmesan cheese
- Shred potatoes
- Furnace feature
- Rankle
- Get annoying
- Set teeth on edge
- Storm-drain cover
- Iron framework
More clues leading to the result MIFF
- Offend
- Annoy
- Cause annoyance
- Vex
- Give minor offense to
- Tick off
- Irritate
- Vex a bit
- Bend out of shape
- Make sore
More clues leading to the result GALL
- Impudent boldness
- Rub sore
- Saddle sore
- Nerve
- Unmitigated __
- Irk big-time
- Chutzpah
- Effrontery
- Some nerve
- Brazen boldness
More clues leading to the result OFFEND
- Cause umbrage
- Put one's nose out of joint
- Incite outrage
- Insult
- Affront
- Cause affront to
- Step on someone's toes, so to speak
- Transgress
- Cause resentment
- Wound
More clues leading to the result AGAINSTTHEGRAIN
- Contrary to one's temperament
- Irritating
- Fighting convention
- Rebelliously, perhaps (and a hint to this puzzle's four theme answers)
- Stridently
- Harshly
- Contrary to one's feelings: Phrase.
- Contrary to one's feelings.
- Contrarily
- Contrary to one's nature
More clues leading to the result ANTAGONIZE
More clues leading to the result BOTHER
- Fuss
- Take the trouble
- Get under the skin of
- Bug
- Trouble
- Annoy
- Pester
- Petty annoyance
- Inconvenience.
- Exclamation of mild vexation.