The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SORE , but the solution may also be TEXTURAL which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Touchy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SORE | 37 % | 4 |
| TACTILE | 18 % | 7 |
| EDGY | 8 % | 4 |
| TESTY | 8 % | 5 |
| PETULANT | 8 % | 8 |
| SENSITIVE | 5 % | 9 |
| FEELY | 5 % | 5 |
| HUFFY | 3 % | 5 |
| TEXTURAL | 3 % | 8 |
| IRRITABLE | 3 % | 9 |
| WIREDUP | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Touchy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- thin-skinned
- feisty
- ill-natured
- huffy
- sensitive
- tricky
- difficult
- jumpy
- sore
- delicate
- superficial
- susceptible
Crossword Answer definitions
SORE noun- An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
- Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
- To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait.
- Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
- Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
- Dire; distressing.
- Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- Criminal; wrong; evil.
- Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).
- Sorely.
- A group of ducks on land.
- A young hawk or falcon in its first year.
- A young buck in its fourth year.
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 SORE
- Aching
- Hot under the collar
- Saddle ____ (equestrian's woe)
- Ticked
- Ticked off
- Inflamed and painful
- Painful place
- Steamed
- Tender
- Touchy
More clues leading to the result TACTILE
- Feeling
- Touchy-feely?
- Palpable
- Like Braille
- Touchy?
- Perceptible by touch
- Pertaining to touch
- Felt
- Tangible
- Touch-related
More clues leading to the result EDGY
- Wired
- Tense
- Like indie crosswords (we hope)
- Like much prestige television
- Pacing, perhaps
- All wound up
- Innovative and daring
- Like challenging art
- Likely to snap
- Risk-taking
More clues leading to the result TESTY
- Irritable
- On edge
- Easily irritated
- Cross
- Peevish
- Not exactly easygoing
- Irascible
- Easily nettled
- Ready to snap
- Short-tempered
More clues leading to the result PETULANT
- Contemptuous
- Irritated by the littlest things
- Touchy
- Crabby
- Peevish
- Prone to snits
- Cranky
- Irritable.
- Showing irritation.
- Querulous.
More clues leading to the result SENSITIVE
- Tender
- Touchy
- Touchy, as a subject
- Impressionable.
- Susceptible.
- Like a singer/songwriter
- Easily offended
- "Eves its in" touchy
More clues leading to the result FEELY
- Touchy partner
- Touchy-__
- Touchy-___ (openly emotional)
- Touchy-___
- Touchy-__ (emotionally open)
- Touchy- --
- Touchy- -- (overly emotional)
- Touchy-____
More clues leading to the result HUFFY
More clues leading to the result TEXTURAL
- Relating to roughness or smoothness, say
- Description of surface quality
- Pertaining to the feel of a fabric
- Touchy?