Bullet ___ (insect known for its painful sting) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bullet ___ (insect known for its painful sting) featured in New York Times Mini puzzle on December 12, 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ANT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANT Bullet ___ (insect known for its painful sting) (3) New York Times Mini Dec 12, 2025
7% BUMBLEBEE Insect that stings (9) New York Times Nov 17, 2025
7% WASP Stinging insect (4) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
6% WASPS Stinging insects (5) (5) Mirror Classic Nov 12, 2025
6% REDANTS Stinging insects (7) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
5% ITEM Bullet point (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
5% EPSOM English town known for its salt (5) New York Times Dec 11, 2025
5% ANTHILL Insect home also known as a formicary (7) The Times Concise Nov 22, 2025
5% EGYPT Country known for its pyramids (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 10, 2025
5% BLT Sandwich known by its initials (3) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025

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