Insect that looks like it's "praying" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Insect that looks like it's "praying" featured on May 18, 2026. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MANTIS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MANTIS Insect that looks like it's "praying" (6)
59% MOTH Butterfly-like insect (4) Puzzler Backwords May 15, 2026
56% WIZENED Looking like Yoda (7) Newsday May 1, 2026
56% KNEEL Prepare to pray (5) Commuter Apr 28, 2026
56% SHAM It's not what it looks like! (4) The Atlantic Apr 13, 2026
56% RESEMBLE Look like (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Apr 9, 2026
54% BEE Insect (3) The Telegraph Quick May 11, 2026
54% BUG Insect (3) Commuter May 8, 2026
54% ANT Insect (3) The Telegraph Quick May 2, 2026
54% WORSHIPS Reveres and prays to, say (8)
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