The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BAITS which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2017.
Teases mercilessly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
BAITS | 33 % | 5 |
RAGS | 33 % | 4 |
RIDES | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Teases mercilessly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mocks
- ridicules
- taunts
- jeers
- scoffs
- rag
- torment
- teaser
- ride
- crucified
- crucify
- give
Crossword Answer definitions
BAITS noun- Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
- Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something
- A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
- To attract with bait; to entice.
- To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
- To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
- To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
- To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
- (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.
- (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
- To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
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 BAITS
- Prepares the hook
- Sets a trap
- Teases
- Lures
- Puts on the line
- Enticements
- Badgers or goads
- Tries to get a rise out of
- Pushes the buttons of, say
- Prepares a fishing line
More clues leading to the result RAGS
- Dustcloths
- Pre-riches state
- Joplin tunes
- Pieces of old cloth
- Cast offs
- Cleaning cloths
- Fabric scraps
- Poverty, figuratively
- Fragments of cloth.
- Precursor of riches