The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HORSEFLY which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2012.
Winged insect crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HORSEFLY | 33 % | 8 |
| WASP | 33 % | 4 |
| SCARAB | 11 % | 6 |
| MOTH | 11 % | 4 |
| ANT | 11 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Winged insect
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- butterfly
- moth
- horsefly
- wasp
- fly
- imago
- flies
- antlion
- firefly
- punky
- bee
- biting midge
Crossword Answer definitions
HORSEFLY noun- Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
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 HORSEFLY
- Animal twofer?
- Bloodsucking pest
- Nag biter
- Biting insect
- Equestrian of sorts
- Equine pest
- A freak of the animal kingdom!
- Winged insect
- Pony pest
- Equine pest?
More clues leading to the result WASP
- Paralyzing stinger
- Stinger
- It stings
- Mud dauber
- Pest control pest
- Hornet or velvet ant
- Nasty stinger
- Nest dweller
- Nesting stinger
- Eaves nester
More clues leading to the result SCARAB
- Dung beetle
- Dung beetle, for one
- Brightly-colored beetle
- Egyptian talisman
- Egyptian beetle
- Beetle that was all the rage in ancient Egypt
- Bug in jewelry
- Sacred beetle of ancient Egypt
- Sacred beetle
- Talismanic beetle
More clues leading to the result MOTH
- Clothes muncher
- Sweater eater
- Cecropia, for one
- Sphinx or emperor
- Butterfly relative
- Closet invader
- Flame follower
- Night-flying insect
- Closet eater?
- Nocturnal pollinator