Being hurtful is delightful, but not initially Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Being hurtful is delightful, but not initially . 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 HARMING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HARMING Being hurtful is delightful, but not initially (7)
6% NASCENT Initially notice a perfume being developed (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 20, 2026
6% THRILL Exciting delight (6) Puzzler Backwords Jun 11, 2026
6% GLEE Utter delight (4) New York Times Jun 9, 2026
6% OOH Sound of delight (3) The Atlantic Jun 7, 2026
6% ACHE Hurt (4) The Telegraph Quick Jun 5, 2026
6% GLAD Delighted (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 1, 2026
6% ELATION Ecstasy, delight (7) The Times Concise May 27, 2026
6% YOW "Man, that hurts!" (3) New York Times Midi May 15, 2026
6% CHARMING Delightful (8) Eugene Sheffer May 12, 2026
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