It hurts to caress when scratching head (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue It hurts to caress when scratching head (4) featured in Sun Two Speed puzzle on April 3, 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OUCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OUCH It hurts to caress when scratching head (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Apr 3, 2026
7% UHH [Scratches head ...] (3) New York Times Midi Mar 22, 2026
7% FINGERNAILS They might be head-scratching (11) New York Times Mar 1, 2026
6% LICE They can cause much head scratching (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 3, 2026
6% PETTERS Those caressing (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 22, 2026
6% CUFF Scratching head, scratch end of sleeve (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Feb 2, 2026
6% STROKE Caress (6) Universal Jan 15, 2026
5% REDO Start from scratch (4) LA Times Mini Apr 3, 2026
5% RASPS Scratching head, tightly grips files (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Apr 1, 2026
5% COPYING Mimicking policeman telling porkies, scratching head (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 31, 2026

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