The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word IRKS , but the solution may also be GALLS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Rubs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IRKS | 64 % | 4 |
| ABRADES | 9 % | 7 |
| RILES | 8 % | 5 |
| CHAFES | 6 % | 6 |
| ANNOYS | 6 % | 6 |
| MIFFS | 4 % | 5 |
| IRES | 2 % | 4 |
| GALLS | 2 % | 5 |
Why may ANNOYS be the right solution?
The phrase "rubs the wrong way" is an idiom that means to irritate or bother someone. The word "annoys" is a synonym for this meaning, making it the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rubs the wrong way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- irritates
- wrongheaded
- wrongness
- incorrectly
- dislikable
- wrongheadedness
- incorrectness
- misinterprets
- antagonizes
- wronging
- unlikeable
- misinterpreting
Crossword Answer definitions
IRKS verb- To irritate; annoy; bother
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 IRKS
More clues leading to the result ABRADES
- Bothers
- Chafes
- Scrapes off
- Rubs the wrong way
- Rubs the wrong way?
- Erodes
- Scuffs
- Wears away by friction.
- Scrapes.
- Scrapes off.
More clues leading to the result RILES
- Nettles
- Gets one's goat
- Makes hopping mad
- Incites to pique
- Makes mad
- Annoys, with "up"
- Irritates
- Aggravates
- Engages in rabble-rousing
- Pesters
More clues leading to the result CHAFES
More clues leading to the result ANNOYS
- Pesters
- Bothers
- Gets one's goat
- Drives up the wall
- Bugs
- Makes cross
- Rankles
- Rattles one's cage
- Ticks off
- Irks
More clues leading to the result MIFFS
- Annoys
- Tees off
- Offends
- Ticks off
- Puts out
- Irritates
- Makes angry
- Really annoys
- Offends: Slang.
- Offends: Colloq.