Bête ___ (bane of one's existence) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bête ___ (bane of one's existence) last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NOIRE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOIRE Bête ___ (bane of one's existence) (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2023
80% SCOURGE Bane (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 4, 2025
77% ARE Exist (3) New York Times Dec 30, 2025
77% ALIVE Existing (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 17, 2025
77% BETENOIRE Bane of one's existence (9)
73% FLEA Poodle's bane (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 25, 2025
70% HIGHLIFE Extravagant existence (8) Eugene Sheffer Jan 7, 2026
70% INESSE Actually existing (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
70% WERE Existed (4) (4) Mirror Classic Dec 27, 2025
70% ARENT No longer exist (5) Newsday Dec 11, 2025

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