The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WASP , but the solution may also be NARCO which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Stinger crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WASP | 54 % | 4 |
| BEE | 22 % | 3 |
| HORNET | 10 % | 6 |
| NARC | 3 % | 4 |
| SALT | 2 % | 4 |
| WASPS | 2 % | 5 |
| NARCO | 2 % | 5 |
| SCORPION | 2 % | 8 |
| TASER | 2 % | 5 |
| NETTLE | 2 % | 6 |
Why may BEE be the right solution?
A stinger is the sharp, pointed organ on the back of a bee that can deliver a painful venomous sting. Therefore, "BEE" is the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stinger
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cut
- petard
- firecracker
- gun
- pistol
- cable
- darter
- dart
- spur
- pot
- stimulus
- sting
Crossword Answer definitions
WASP noun- Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
- Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
- A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspish.
- A member of the dominant American upper-class culture: a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
- A member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
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 WASP
- Paralyzing stinger
- Stinger
- It stings
- Mud dauber
- Pest control pest
- Hornet or velvet ant
- Nasty stinger
- Nest dweller
- Nesting stinger
- Eaves nester
More clues leading to the result BEE
- Belushi's "killer" character
- Drone, e.g.
- Royal jelly producer
- Spelling affair
- Spelling event
- Stinger sporter
- Waxmaker
- Frequent flyer?
- Kind of line
- Propolis collector
More clues leading to the result HORNET
- Stinging insect
- New Orleans athlete
- Symbol of anger
- Nasty wasp
- Yellow jacket's cousin
- Paper nest builder
- "The Green ___" ('60s superhero TV show)
- Big wasp
- Nest pest
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More clues leading to the result NARC
- Certain agent
- Govt. agent
- Pusher's nemesis
- Undercover detective
- "Traffic" cop
- DEA agent
- G-man
- One of two spellings of a DEA agent
- Hash tagger?
- Old video game in which the protagonists kill dope pushers (and users!)
More clues leading to the result SALT
- NaCI
- NaCl
- Seadog
- Skeptic's grain
- 1972 pact
- Popcorn add-on
- Pretzel topper
- Season
- Soluble compound
- It melts the ice
More clues leading to the result WASPS
- Biting insects
- Fairyflies, e.g.
- Insects with stingers
- Stereotypical moneyed folk
- Mud daubers
- Nasty stingers
- Nasty nesters
- Nesting nasties
- Flyers with narrow waists
- Stinging insects
More clues leading to the result NARCO
- Pusher's pursuer
- Drug agent
- Drug squad, for short
- Horse collarer?
- Certain fed
- Deep sleep (comb. form)
- User buster
- Buster, slangily
- Vice cop
- Stupor: pref.
More clues leading to the result SCORPION
- Zodiac creature
- Zodiac arachnid
- The Rock's film "The ___ King"
- Arachnid with a fearsome reputation
- Venomous arachnid
- Constellation partly in the Milky Way.
- Arachnid with venomous sting.
- F-89 jet interceptor plane.
- F-94 jet interceptor.
- U. S. jet plane.
More clues leading to the result TASER
- Stun gun
- It may be stunning
- It may keep a man down
- It provides a shock to the system
- It's shocking
- Riot cop's weapon
- Self-defense company with the slogan "Protect Life"
- Stunning device
- Zapping device
- Gun that can stun