The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LOCUST , but the solution may also be GNAT which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Swarming insect crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LOCUST | 45 % | 6 |
| GNAT | 36 % | 4 |
| ARMYANT | 18 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Swarming insect
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gnat
- locust
- midge
- midget
- locusta
- hive
- buggy
- crawl
- crawling
- swarm
- abt
- ant
Crossword Answer definitions
LOCUST noun- Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).
- A fruit or pod of the carob tree.
- Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree.
- A cicada.
- A Mainlander.
- To come in a swarm.
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 LOCUST
- Biblical plaguer
- Voracious insect
- Migratory grasshopper
- Common pesticide target
- Destructive insect
- Biblical insect
- Swarming insect
- Plague critter
- Exodus insect
- Cicada
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