The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TIP , but the solution may also be ROIL which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Upset crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TIP | 9 % | 3 |
| SORE | 8 % | 4 |
| RILE | 7 % | 4 |
| RILED | 7 % | 5 |
| TIPOVER | 5 % | 7 |
| ADO | 4 % | 3 |
| OVERTURN | 4 % | 8 |
| EVERT | 3 % | 5 |
| ROIL | 3 % | 4 |
| IRKED | 3 % | 5 |
| IRATE | 3 % | 5 |
| IRED | 3 % | 4 |
| SHAKEN | 2 % | 6 |
| ALARM | 1 % | 5 |
| TOPPLE | 1 % | 6 |
| DISTRESSED | 1 % | 10 |
| OVERTURNED | 1 % | 10 |
| MIFF | 1 % | 4 |
| FLUSTERED | 1 % | 9 |
| RATTLE | 1 % | 6 |
| UNDO | 1 % | 4 |
| DISCOMBOBULATED | 1 % | 15 |
| AGITATE | 1 % | 7 |
| INASTEW | 1 % | 7 |
| KNOCKOVER | 1 % | 9 |
| UNDERDOGSVICTORY | 1 % | 16 |
| INASTATE | 1 % | 8 |
| PERTURBED | 1 % | 9 |
| BOTHERED | 1 % | 8 |
| NAUSEOUS | 1 % | 8 |
| SAD | 1 % | 3 |
| JANGLE | 1 % | 6 |
| SPILLED | 1 % | 7 |
| DISCONCERT | 1 % | 10 |
| MIFFED | 1 % | 6 |
| INASTIR | 1 % | 7 |
| TURNEDOVER | 1 % | 10 |
| OVERTIP | 1 % | 7 |
| TIPPED | 1 % | 6 |
| QUEASY | 1 % | 6 |
| SPILL | 1 % | 5 |
| DISMAYED | 1 % | 8 |
| DISTURBED | 1 % | 9 |
| DISRUPT | 1 % | 7 |
| GETTO | 1 % | 5 |
| NOTAHAPPYCAMPER | 1 % | 15 |
| DISTRAIT | 1 % | 8 |
| CROSS | 1 % | 5 |
| CHAGRINED | 1 % | 9 |
| KEELED | 1 % | 6 |
| DISCOMBOBULATE | 1 % | 14 |
| ANGRY | 1 % | 5 |
| OVERTHROW | 1 % | 9 |
| DISCOMPOSED | 1 % | 11 |
| UNNERVE | 1 % | 7 |
| COUP | 1 % | 4 |
| SHAKEUP | 1 % | 7 |
| MALDEMER | 1 % | 8 |
Why may ROIL be the right solution?
"Upset" means to disturb or agitate. "Roil" means to make a liquid cloudy or muddy by stirring up sediment. This can be seen as a metaphorical way of disturbing or agitating a situation, making "Roil" a fitting answer for "Upset."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Upset
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- disturbed
- worried
- confused
- disturb
- distressed
- troubled
- trouble
- unexpected
- turned
- overturned
- broken
- sick
Crossword Answer definitions
TIP noun- The tip of the external ear.
- A small earpiece or earplug.
- The part of an earbud that contours to the ear canal.
- The removal of the tip of a cat's ear, done to indicate that the cat has been fixed.
- The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
- A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
- The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
- (chiefly in the plural) A small piece of meat.
- A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
- A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
- To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
- (skittles) The knocking over of a skittle.
- An act of tipping up or tilting.
- An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
- Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
- (by extension) A recycling centre.
- A very untidy place.
- The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips
- A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.
- (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
- (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
- To drink.
- To dump (refuse).
- To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
- To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
- A light blow or tap.
- To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
- A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
- To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
- To give, pass.
- A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
- A piece of advice.
- To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
- A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
- A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.
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 TIP
- Bucks on the counter, perhaps
- Upset
- Table leaving
- Tout's advice
- Gratuity
- See 5-Down
- Pointer
- Money left behind
- It comes to those who wait
- Autograt, e.g.
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 RILE
More clues leading to the result RILED
- Stirred up
- Worked up
- Disgruntled
- Mad
- All worked up
- Incited to anger
- Bugged or vexed
- All het up
- Ticked off
- Much provoked
More clues leading to the result TIPOVER
- See 62-Across
- Upset
- Cause to topple
- Topple
- Type of fire extinguisher.
- Upset.
- Suffer a canoe mishap
- Upset, in a way
- What a Jenga tower will do, eventually
More clues leading to the result ADO
More clues leading to the result OVERTURN
- Reverse, legally
- Capsize
- Upset
- Reverse
- Capsize.
- Subvert basketball gaffe
- Topple
- Execute a coup
- Nullify
- Reverse, as a ruling
More clues leading to the result EVERT
- Turn inside out
- Chris of the courts
- Turn outward
- Goolagong rival
- Winner of six U.S. Opens
- First winner of 1,000 singles matches
- Athlete a.k.a. "The Ice Maiden"
- Navratilova rival
- 1977 Wimbledon winner
- 1976 Wimbledon champion
More clues leading to the result ROIL
More clues leading to the result IRKED
More clues leading to the result IRATE
- Angry
- Boiling mad
- Fuming
- Furious
- Mad as a wet hen
- Mad as heck
- Ticked off
- In a dither
- In a pique
- More than sore
More clues leading to the result IRED
- Fed up with
- Seething
- Vexed
- Aroused one's wrath
- Burned up
- Plenty mad
- Riled up
- Ruffled one's feathers
- Sore
- Raised the hackles of
More clues leading to the result SHAKEN
- Like 007's martinis
- How 007 prefers his martinis
- Agitated
- Ruffled
- Rattled
- How James Bond liked his martinis
- Like James Bond's martini
- Visibly upset
- How 007 likes his martinis
- White as a ghost, say
More clues leading to the result ALARM
- Home-security device
- It's arousing
- Smoke or fire
- Trails smoke or fire
- Morning sound
- Smoke detector, e.g.
- You might set one on a cellphone
- You might set one on your phone
- Eye opener of a sort
- Frighten
More clues leading to the result TOPPLE
More clues leading to the result DISTRESSED
- Faded by design
- Made to appear faded, as fabric
- Fretting
- Pained.
- Bald?
- Hardly happy
- Upset
- Like a retired barber?
More clues leading to the result OVERTURNED
More clues leading to the result MIFF
- Offend
- Annoy
- Cause annoyance
- Vex
- Give minor offense to
- Tick off
- Irritate
- Vex a bit
- Bend out of shape
- Make sore
More clues leading to the result FLUSTERED
More clues leading to the result RATTLE
- Shake up
- Item of endless interest to babies
- Warning from a sidewinder
- Baby shower gift
- "Crotalus" warning
- Disturb
- Disconcert
- Baby's noisemaker
- Unnerve
- Crib toy
More clues leading to the result UNDO
More clues leading to the result DISCOMBOBULATED
- All there, but not altogether
- Quite confused
- Confused
- Mixed up
- At sea
- Upset
- Befuddled
- Confused; upset
- Disoriented
- Completely confused
More clues leading to the result AGITATE
- Stir up
- Whip into a lather
- Perturb
- Boil over
- Rattle
- Fluster
- Part of a wash cycle
- Rile up
- Joggle
- Bring to a fever pitch
More clues leading to the result INASTEW
- *Agitated
- Raging mad
- Worried or confused
- Fretful
- Agitated
- All worked up
- Worked-up
- Frenzied
- Het up
- Rather worried
More clues leading to the result KNOCKOVER
More clues leading to the result UNDERDOGSVICTORY
More clues leading to the result INASTATE
- All hot and bothered
- Flustered, and then some
- Bothered
- Perturbed
- Worked-up
- Really perturbed
- Agitated
- Upset
- Worked up
- Beside oneself
More clues leading to the result PERTURBED
More clues leading to the result BOTHERED
More clues leading to the result NAUSEOUS
More clues leading to the result SAD
More clues leading to the result JANGLE
- Sound of keys
- Make clinking noises
- Metallic sound
- Upset
- Key indicator?
- Keys sound
- Sound of change
- What keys on a key ring do
- Sound of keys, e.g.
- Sound of keys on a keyring
More clues leading to the result SPILLED
- Occasioned an "Oops!"
- Divulged
- Upset
- Tipped over, as milk
- Slopped over.
- Kind of milk.
- Overflowed.
- ___ the beans.
- Ran out.
- Blabbed
More clues leading to the result DISCONCERT
More clues leading to the result MIFFED
- Upset
- Offended
- In a huff
- Put out
- Lady Booby's mood: Joseph Andrews.
- Put out.
- Offended: Slang.
- Peeved.
- Out of sorts
- Ticked off
More clues leading to the result INASTIR
- Disturbed
- Rather excited
- Discombobulated
- Agitated
- Worked up
- All riled up
- All worked up
- Upset
- Excited
- Far from copacetic
More clues leading to the result TURNEDOVER
More clues leading to the result OVERTIP
- Make a server smile
- Give the server 30%
- Throw money around, in a way
- Be exorbitant with the gratuity
- Give the waiter 50%
- Surprise the waiter.
- Be generous to a fault.
- Be too generous with money.
- Upset.
- Act the big shot
More clues leading to the result TIPPED
- Left money on the table
- Began to upset
- Rewarded good service
- Overturned, with "over"
- Left 15%, perhaps
- Left 15% on the table
- Rewarded the server
- Slanted
- Keeled (over)
- Didn't stiff
More clues leading to the result QUEASY
- Carsick, perhaps
- A bit nauseated
- Nauseated
- Squeamish
- A little seasick, say
- None too comfortable
- Like a landlubber on the open sea, say
- Somewhat anxious
- Unsettled
- A little anxious
More clues leading to the result SPILL
- Oil mishap
- Exxon Valdez calamity
- Brim over
- Knock over
- Upset
- Dinnertime boo-boo
- Mess hall mess
- Overflow
- Exxon Valdez mishap
- Reason to use a paper towel
More clues leading to the result DISMAYED
More clues leading to the result DISTURBED
More clues leading to the result DISRUPT
- Throw for a loop
- Cause disorder to
- Cause turmoil in
- Break up.
- Throw into turmoil
- Break up
- Break apart
- Cause confusion
- Throw a monkey wrench into
- Shake up
More clues leading to the result GETTO
- Arrive
- Arrive at
- Reach
- Really irk
- Bother
- Bother, after a while
- "___ work!"
- Affect emotionally
- Have an effect on
- Annoy
More clues leading to the result NOTAHAPPYCAMPER
More clues leading to the result DISTRAIT
More clues leading to the result CROSS
- Peevish
- In a nasty mood
- Intersect
- Church figure
- Fit to be tied
- In a bad mood
- Liable to lose it
- Bad-tempered
- Irritated
- Vampire protection
More clues leading to the result CHAGRINED
More clues leading to the result KEELED
- __ over (collapsed)
- Tipped (over)
- Passed out, with "over"
- Toppled (over)
- __ over (fainted)
- Capsized, with "over"
- Fainted, with "over"
- Upset
- Turned over.
- Capsized.
More clues leading to the result DISCOMBOBULATE
More clues leading to the result ANGRY
More clues leading to the result OVERTHROW
More clues leading to the result DISCOMPOSED
More clues leading to the result UNNERVE
More clues leading to the result COUP
- Masterstroke
- Crushing blow
- Dazzling success
- Huge success
- __ d'etat
- Major achievement
- Overthrow
- Political revolution
- ___ de grâce
- Finishing stroke
More clues leading to the result SHAKEUP
- Agitate
- Reorganize, and then some
- Overhaul
- Unsettle
- Change in an organization.
- Reorganization: Colloq.
- Reorganization.
- Upset.
- Radical reorganization
- Big change