The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ILLS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Troubles crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ILLS | 41 % | 4 |
| AILS | 27 % | 4 |
| WOES | 18 % | 4 |
| ADOS | 3 % | 4 |
| CARES | 2 % | 5 |
| HASSLES | 1 % | 7 |
| IRKS | 1 % | 4 |
| BESETS | 1 % | 6 |
| PESTERS | 1 % | 7 |
| NAGSAT | 1 % | 6 |
| EATSAT | 1 % | 6 |
| AFFLICTS | 1 % | 8 |
| GRIEFS | 0 % | 6 |
| SORES | 0 % | 5 |
| BOTHERS | 0 % | 7 |
| HEADACHES | 0 % | 9 |
| WORRIES | 0 % | 7 |
| PERTURBS | 0 % | 8 |
| WOE | 0 % | 3 |
| DISTURBS | 0 % | 8 |
Why may AILS be the right solution?
The answer to "Troubles" is "AILS" because "ails" is a verb that means to cause trouble or suffering.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Troubles
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hassle
- disturb
- worry
- upset
- distress
- cark
- bother
- perturb
- disquiet
- fuss
- disorder
- ail
Crossword Answer definitions
ILLS noun- (often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.
- Harm or injury.
- Evil; moral wrongfulness.
- A physical ailment; an illness.
- PCP, phencyclidine.
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 ILLS
More clues leading to the result AILS
- "Good for what __ you"
- Feels poorly
- Has a bug
- Is green around the gills
- Troubles
- Has the flu
- Has the sniffles
- Is laid up
- Suffers
- Is stricken
More clues leading to the result WOES
- Misfortunes
- Sob story makeup
- Reasons to complain
- Complaints
- Troubles
- Big problems
- Sorrows
- Crosses to bear
- "Riches cover a multitude of ___": Menander
- Afflictions
More clues leading to the result ADOS
More clues leading to the result CARES
- Gives a hoot
- Sea of troubles
- "Who __?" (Gershwin song)
- Concerns
- Gives a darn
- Worries
- Provides (for)
- Anxieties
- Gives a rip
- Looks out (for)
More clues leading to the result HASSLES
- Big bothers
- Major inconveniences
- Bothersome situations
- Inconveniences
- Irritations
- Gives a hard time
- Annoys
- Annoying inconveniences
- Bothers
- Disputes
More clues leading to the result IRKS
More clues leading to the result BESETS
- Is plagued (by)
- Hems in
- Harasses
- Troubles
- Attacks
- Gives, as problems
- Attacks on all sides
- Places under siege
- Lays siege to
- Plagues
More clues leading to the result PESTERS
- Annoys
- Badgers
- Won't leave alone
- Bugs
- Produces fine whines
- Gets on one's nerves
- Is a nuisance to
- Troubles
- Really bugs
- Nags
More clues leading to the result NAGSAT
- Keeps pestering
- Worries
- Causes discomfort
- Is a shrew to
- Bothers
- Henpecks
- Bothers repeatedly
- Really bothers
- Causes discomfort to
- Bothers persistently
More clues leading to the result EATSAT
- Bothers
- Really bothers
- Aggravates
- Bothers over time
- Corrodes
- Gnaws on
- Erodes
- Patronizes, as a restaurant
- Worries
- Consternates continuously
More clues leading to the result AFFLICTS
More clues leading to the result GRIEFS
More clues leading to the result SORES
- Painful places
- Painful spots
- Cold ones?
- Achy spots
- Tender spots
- Healing sites?
- Post-move woes
- Unguent targets
- Afflictions for Job
- Results of chafing
More clues leading to the result BOTHERS
More clues leading to the result HEADACHES
More clues leading to the result WORRIES
More clues leading to the result PERTURBS
More clues leading to the result WOE
- "__ is me!
- Hand-wringer's word
- Misfortune
- Deep distress
- Heartache
- Wednesday's child is full of it
- Grief
- Blue state?
- Misery
- Ailment