The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FRET which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Worry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
FRET | 53 % | 4 |
STEW | 17 % | 4 |
CARE | 5 % | 4 |
EATAT | 5 % | 5 |
HARASS | 4 % | 6 |
SWEAT | 3 % | 5 |
ANGST | 2 % | 5 |
SWEATIT | 2 % | 7 |
CONCERN | 1 % | 7 |
BROOD | 1 % | 5 |
HEADACHE | 1 % | 8 |
TEASE | 0 % | 5 |
FIDGET | 0 % | 6 |
PESTER | 0 % | 6 |
LOSESLEEP | 0 % | 9 |
HARASSMENT | 0 % | 10 |
ANGUISH | 0 % | 7 |
NAGAT | 0 % | 5 |
NAG | 0 % | 3 |
NIGHTMARE | 0 % | 9 |
AIL | 0 % | 3 |
BESET | 0 % | 5 |
Why may FRET be the right solution?
The answer to "Worry" is "FRET" because fret means to feel or express worry or anxiety.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Worry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- concern
- trouble
- headache
- mind
- vexation
- care
- dwell
- interest
- distress
- brood
- occupy
- fear
Crossword Answer definitions
FRET noun- Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
- Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
- Herpes; tetter.
- (in the plural) The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.
- Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
- To chafe or irritate; to worry.
- To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
- In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
- To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
- To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
- To be anxious, to worry.
- To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
- To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
- An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
- A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
- To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or with carving or relief (raised) work.
- To form a pattern on; to variegate.
- To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
- A ferrule, a ring.
- One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.
- To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
- Musical senses.
- A channel, a strait; a fretum.
- A channel or passage created by the sea.
- A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.
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 FRET
- Worry
- Guitar neck part
- Guitar part
- Fingerboard ridge
- Viol feature
- Neck division
- Neck line?
- Fender marking
- Neck line
- Neckline?
More clues leading to the result STEW
- Astrologer to Elizabeth I
- Bouillabaisse
- Burgoo, e.g.
- Crockpot concoction
- Hobo fare
- Slow-cooked meal
- Worry
- Agonize over
- Bouillabaisse, for one
- Cold weather meal
More clues leading to the result CARE
- Be concerned
- ICU part
- Kind of package
- Bother about
- Close attention
- Day ____
- Give a hoot
- Prudence
- Tend to
- Devil-may-__ attitude
More clues leading to the result EATAT
- Bug
- Vex
- "___ Joe's"
- Vex incessantly
- "__ Joe's"
- Bother over time
- Really bother
- Really irritate
- Nag, nag, nag
- __ home (dine in)
More clues leading to the result HARASS
- Bug
- Torment
- Dog
- Drive up a wall
- Be a constant pest
- Go beyond pestering
- Persecute
- Annoy persistently
- Hector
- Nag
More clues leading to the result SWEAT
- One of a Churchillian quartet
- "No _____!"
- Hard work, metaphorically
- Tears' kin
- Worry excessively
- Have an anxiety attack
- Eccrine gland output
- Sign of stress
- Woodstock's Blood, __ & Tears
- Diaphoresis
More clues leading to the result ANGST
- Bummed-out feeling
- Feeling for Woody
- Apprehension
- Existential turmoil
- Inner turmoil
- Emo theme
- Nirvana concept
- Nirvana theme
- Subject of many a grunge song
- Subject of many grunge songs
More clues leading to the result SWEATIT
- "Don't ___!" ("Stay cool!")
- Be concerned
- Worry
- Worry, slangily
- "Don't ___!" ("Chill!")
- Fret
- *Worry, slangily
- Fail to chill
- Be on tenterhooks
- Worry too much
More clues leading to the result CONCERN
More clues leading to the result BROOD
- Litter
- Act all emo
- Host of hatchlings
- Offspring
- Wax melancholic
- Bunch of baby birds
- Hen's hatchlings
- Keep the eggs warm
- Hatchlings
- Fret repeatedly (over)
More clues leading to the result HEADACHE
- Migraine
- Big problem
- Bother
- Annoyance
- Big pain
- Bothersome type
- Aspirin target
- Bothersome person
- Annoying situation
- Major inconvenience
More clues leading to the result TEASE
More clues leading to the result FIDGET
- Be antsy
- Squirm
- Betray nervousness, perhaps
- Behave nervously
- Act nervous
- Act nervously
- __ spinner
- Betray antsiness
- Be squirmy
- Act guilty, perhaps
More clues leading to the result PESTER
More clues leading to the result LOSESLEEP
More clues leading to the result HARASSMENT
More clues leading to the result ANGUISH
- Torture
- Misery
- Distress
- Mental difficulty
- Acute distress
- Lorry's friend in "Graustark."
- Torment.
- Worry
- It's heartrending
- Cause of hand wringing
More clues leading to the result NAGAT
- Bother persistently
- Keep bothering
- Find fault with
- Continually find fault with
- Bother persistently, as an injury
- Find constant fault with
- Torment
- Be shrewish with
- Needle
- Pester persistently
More clues leading to the result NAG
- Harp
- Worthless horse
- Fuss at
- Get on someone's case
- Harry
- Henpeck
- Old horse or ex-wife
- Pester
- Remind and remind and remind
- Annoy
More clues leading to the result NIGHTMARE
- Incubus
- Bad dream
- Frightening ordeal
- Dread in the dark.
- Frightening experience.
- A far cry from 17 Across.
- Bad dream.
- Worry
- Paul Revere's horse, maybe
- Conveyance to the party
More clues leading to the result AIL
- Be sick
- Feel bad
- Feel lousy
- Feel malaise
- Have a bug
- Have it bad
- Have the blahs
- Have the miseries
- Be a bit off
- Be out of sorts