The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word IRES , but the solution may also be ANGERS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Ticks off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IRES | 37 % | 4 |
| IRKS | 22 % | 4 |
| RILES | 11 % | 5 |
| ANGERS | 7 % | 6 |
| STEAMS | 7 % | 6 |
| PEEVES | 3 % | 6 |
| MIFFS | 2 % | 5 |
| INCENSES | 2 % | 8 |
| FROSTS | 2 % | 6 |
| MADDENS | 1 % | 7 |
| LISTS | 1 % | 5 |
| ANNOYS | 1 % | 6 |
| GETSSORE | 1 % | 8 |
| COUNTS | 1 % | 6 |
| XES | 1 % | 3 |
Why may ANGERS be the right solution?
The word "ticks off" is a clue that suggests being annoyed or angered. The answer "ANGERS" fits perfectly as it means to make someone angry or upset.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ticks off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tick off
- ticked off
- irritates
- offends
- annoys
- aggravates
- infuriates
- piss off
- irritate
- angering
- dislikes
- alienates
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 IRES
More clues leading to the result IRKS
More clues leading to the result RILES
- Nettles
- Gets one's goat
- Makes hopping mad
- Incites to pique
- Makes mad
- Annoys, with "up"
- Irritates
- Aggravates
- Engages in rabble-rousing
- Pesters
More clues leading to the result ANGERS
- Puts out
- Stirs up
- Incites to ire
- Brings to a boil?
- Riles up
- Burns up
- Infuriates
- Arouses wrath in
- Ticks off
- Maddens
More clues leading to the result STEAMS
- Cooks, calorie-consciously
- Becomes angry
- Prepares clams
- Chugs
- Gives off gas
- Hits the roof
- Does a slow burn
- Cooks in vapors
- Gently unwrinkles, in a way
- Cooks clams, in a way
More clues leading to the result PEEVES
- Certain pets?
- Annoyances
- Annoys
- Gets under the skin of
- Buggers?
- Irks some?
- Ticks off
- "Pet" sources of irritation
- Pet problems?
- Thorns in one's side
More clues leading to the result MIFFS
- Annoys
- Tees off
- Offends
- Ticks off
- Puts out
- Irritates
- Makes angry
- Really annoys
- Offends: Slang.
- Offends: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result INCENSES
- Ticks off
- Angers
- Makes furious
- Tees off
- Makes angry.
- Pleasing scents.
- Maddens.
- Enrages
- Infuriates
- Absolutely infuriates
More clues leading to the result FROSTS
- Makes translucent
- Tops, as a cupcake
- Ices
- Cold coverings
- Does a salon job
- Fruit covers, perhaps
- Citrus ruiners
- Tops with icing
- Winter's warnings.
- Harbingers of winter.
More clues leading to the result MADDENS
- Really ticks off
- Ticks off
- Tees off
- Enrages.
- Excites violently.
- Infuriates.
- Angers
- Drives insane
- Provokes
- Drives up the wall
More clues leading to the result LISTS
- Leans to one side
- Products for planning
- Tilts (as a ship)
- BuzzFeed specialties
- Shopping aids
- Columnar writings
- Enumerates
- Jousting grounds
- Letters to Santa, basically
- Shopping joggers?
More clues leading to the result ANNOYS
- Pesters
- Bothers
- Gets one's goat
- Drives up the wall
- Bugs
- Makes cross
- Rankles
- Rattles one's cage
- Ticks off
- Irks
More clues leading to the result GETSSORE
More clues leading to the result COUNTS
- Goes through a few numbers?
- See 9-across
- Dracula and Basie
- Is important
- Matters
- Has significance
- Tallies.
- Takes inventory.
- Inventories.
- Nobles.