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 |
| BOTHERS | 0 % | 7 |
| SORES | 0 % | 5 |
| HEADACHES | 0 % | 9 |
| PERTURBS | 0 % | 8 |
| WORRIES | 0 % | 7 |
| DISTURBS | 0 % | 8 |
| WOE | 0 % | 3 |
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 BOTHERS
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