The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WASP , but the solution may also be HORNET which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Stinging insect crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WASP | 60 % | 4 |
| BEE | 14 % | 3 |
| HORNET | 12 % | 6 |
| REDANT | 4 % | 6 |
| FIREANT | 4 % | 7 |
| YELLOWJACKET | 3 % | 12 |
| GNAT | 1 % | 4 |
| BUMBLEBEE | 1 % | 9 |
Why may HORNET be the right solution?
The answer to "Stinging insect" is "HORNET" because hornets are a type of insect known for their painful stings.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stinging insect
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wasp
- bee
- hornet
- gnat
- dragonfly
- damselfly
- aculeate
- mosquito hawk
- darning needle
- sciniph
- sewing needle
- skeeter hawk
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 REDANT
- Household insect
- Colonial army member?
- Hill pest
- Patio invader
- Bright-colored biter
- Bolshevik bug?
- Hill inhabitant
- Tiny biter
- Patio crawler
- Stinging crawler
More clues leading to the result FIREANT
- Southern stinger
- Insect with a burning sting
- Stinging insect
- Tiny stinger
- Biting insect
- Voracious insect
- Nasty stinger
- Colonial stinger
- Major pest in the South
- Producer of the venom solenopsin
More clues leading to the result YELLOWJACKET
- Buzzy critter
- Brightly colored wasp
- Wasp type
- Stinging insect
- Slender stinger
- Once-popular Chinese play.
- Evening wear for an entomologist?
- Georgia Tech player
- Entomologist's apparel?
- Pesky wasp
More clues leading to the result GNAT
- Airborne pest
- Annoying insect
- Biting insect
- Pesky insect
- Swarming insect
- Tiny insect
- Flying pest
- Mini mosquito
- Pesky flier
- Small annoyance