___ mantis, insect Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue ___ mantis, insect featured in Puzzler Backwords puzzle on October 16, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRAYING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRAYING ___ mantis, insect (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 16, 2025
7% DORMANT Partially see mantid (or mantis) resting (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
7% ANT Insect within "mantis" (3) Universal Sep 19, 2022
6% GNAT Pesky insect (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2025
6% WASP Stinging insect (4) Newsday Oct 21, 2025
6% MOTH Insect attracted to light (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 16, 2025
6% GNATS Pesky insects (5) Universal Oct 15, 2025
6% BEE Busy insect (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
6% IMAGO Final stage of an insect (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 12, 2025
6% ANTS "Army" insects (4) Commuter Oct 8, 2025

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