The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ACHY , but the solution may also be MAD which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Sore crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACHY | 47 % | 4 |
| ACHING | 10 % | 6 |
| MAD | 9 % | 3 |
| IRATE | 6 % | 5 |
| TENDER | 5 % | 6 |
| STEAMED | 4 % | 7 |
| IRKED | 3 % | 5 |
| ANGRY | 3 % | 5 |
| IRED | 2 % | 4 |
| RILED | 2 % | 5 |
| PEEVED | 1 % | 6 |
| ULCER | 1 % | 5 |
| INASNIT | 1 % | 7 |
| UPSET | 1 % | 5 |
| FITTOBETIED | 1 % | 11 |
| CANKER | 1 % | 6 |
| RAW | 1 % | 3 |
| ANNOYED | 1 % | 7 |
| IRRITATED | 1 % | 9 |
| ABRASION | 1 % | 8 |
| NETTLED | 1 % | 7 |
| PAINFUL | 1 % | 7 |
| VEXED | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sore
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- painful
- angry
- tender
- unhealthy
- mad
- sensitive
- unpleasant
- raw
- huffy
- afflictive
- achy
- aching
Crossword Answer definitions
ACHY adjective- Suffering from aches, sore.
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 ACHY
- "___ Breaky Heart"
- In need of liniment
- Sore
- Sore all over
- In need of a massage, say
- Feeling sore
- Feeling fluish
- Needing liniment
- A bit sore
- Tired and sore
More clues leading to the result ACHING
- In pain
- Feeling sore
- Hurting
- Ruing the aerobics
- Sore from a workout
- Sore
- Like broken hearts
- Yearning
- Nostalgic
- In need of aspirin
More clues leading to the result MAD
- "__ Dogs and Englishmen"
- Alfred E. Neuman's mag
- Alfred E. Neuman's magazine
- Frenzied
- Like a wet hen
- Magazine since 1952
- Ready for commitment?
- "Cracked" competitor
- "Hatter's" mental state?
- Batty
More clues leading to the result IRATE
- Angry
- Boiling mad
- Fuming
- Furious
- Mad as a wet hen
- Mad as heck
- Ticked off
- In a dither
- In a pique
- More than sore
More clues leading to the result TENDER
- Softhearted
- Presley's "Love Me __"
- Submit
- Sore
- Like filet mignon
- Easily chewed
- It may be legal
- Easily sliced
- Loving
- Soft or gentle
More clues leading to the result STEAMED
- Prepared veggies
- Hot under the collar
- In high dudgeon
- Irate
- Boiling mad
- One way to serve clams
- Cooked, as tamales
- Sore
- Prepared clams, maybe
- Like the milk in cappuccino
More clues leading to the result IRKED
More clues leading to the result ANGRY
More clues leading to the result IRED
- Fed up with
- Seething
- Vexed
- Aroused one's wrath
- Burned up
- Plenty mad
- Riled up
- Ruffled one's feathers
- Sore
- Raised the hackles of
More clues leading to the result RILED
- Stirred up
- Worked up
- Disgruntled
- Mad
- All worked up
- Incited to anger
- Bugged or vexed
- All het up
- Ticked off
- Much provoked
More clues leading to the result PEEVED
- Wicked mad
- Out of sorts
- In a pet
- Ticked off
- Not at all happy
- In a lather
- In a snit
- Rather put out
- None too pleased
- Irked
More clues leading to the result ULCER
- Exec's sore spot
- Lesion
- Gastric woe
- Result of stress and worry
- Skin lesion
- Tummy trouble
- Tagamet target
- Peptic problem
- Bad gut feeling
- Sore spot
More clues leading to the result INASNIT
More clues leading to the result UPSET
- Capsize
- In an agitated state
- Knock over
- 100-to-1 underdog's victory
- Out of sorts
- Unexpected victory
- Overturn
- Sports surprise
- Tip over
- Churning
More clues leading to the result FITTOBETIED
- Like an angry escape artist?
- Really mad
- Extremely irate
- SORE
- Frustrated to the max
- In a rage
- Furious
- Angry
- Hopping mad
- Ready for the roundup.
More clues leading to the result CANKER
More clues leading to the result RAW
- Fish for sushi
- Fresh
- Like sashimi
- Rarer than rare
- Inflamed
- Like some bars
- Like sushi
- Not cooked
- Unrefined
- Wet behind the ears
More clues leading to the result ANNOYED
More clues leading to the result IRRITATED
More clues leading to the result ABRASION
- Scrape
- Neosporin target
- Wearing away.
- Sore
- It's been rubbed the wrong way
- Souvenir from a bad trip?
- Band-Aid spot