Insect - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Insect?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Insect is ANT. Other possible answers include BEE, BEETLE, BUG, CRICKET, EARWIG, FLEA, FLY, HOUSEFLY, NICEST.

Q: How many solutions are there for Insect?

We have found 10 possible answers for the crossword clue Insect.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Insect?

Clues like Insect often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday People, The Guardian Quiptic, The Observer Speedy, The Observer Everyman, The Times Quick Cryptic, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 03/06/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Insect.

3 letter answer(s) to insect

ANT

social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

BEE

a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

BUG

a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

FLY

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
hit a fly
move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
pass away rapidly; "Time fl

6 letter answer(s) to insect

BEETLE

a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
beat with a beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"

EARWIG

any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
eavesdrop

NICEST

superlative of " nice".
the most nice

7 letter answer(s) to insect

CRICKET

a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
play cricket

4 letter answer(s) to insect

FLEA

any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

8 letter answer(s) to insect

HOUSEFLY

common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases

Frequently asked questions about ‘Insect’

What's the best solution for Insect?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Insect is ANT. Other possible answers include BEE, BEETLE, BUG, CRICKET, EARWIG, FLEA, FLY, HOUSEFLY, NICEST.

How many solutions are there for Insect?

We have found 10 possible answers for the crossword clue Insect.

Which crosswords feature clues like Insect?

Clues like Insect often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday People, The Guardian Quiptic, The Observer Speedy, The Observer Everyman, The Times Quick Cryptic, among others.

Clue	Answers
_empty_	760
Annoy	15
Fair	15
Sport	13
See 5 Down	9
Circus performer	8
Needle	8
Red dye	7
Run away	7
Clairvoyant	6
Farm animal	6
Hopper	5
Parasite	5
Stinger	5
Amazon ___	4
Bloodsucking insect	4
Farm worker	4
Kind of market	4
Social insect	4
Tackle box item	4
Bug out	3
Chirping insect	3
Drone, e.g.	3
Flying insect	3
Glitch	3
Listen in	3
Picnic pest	3
Small insect	3
Something that shouldn't	3
Stinging insect	3
Underground worker	3
White fur	3
Amazon, e.g.	2
Army member	2
Caste member	2
Colony member	2
Eavesdrop	2
Fair play	2
Fire ___	2
Garden insect	2
Hive dweller	2
Insect in a colony	2
It's at the end of the li	2
Kind of bag	2
Kind of collar	2
Kind of colony	2
Leaping insect	2
Like Miss Congeniality	2
Member of a colony	2
Nest builder	2

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