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Painful, stinging (8) Crossword Clue
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | SMARTING Painful, stinging (8) | (8) | ||
| 94% | FIREANTS Insects with a painful sting | (8) | LA Times Daily | Oct 22, 2019 |
| 84% | ANT Fire ___ (insect with a painful sting) | (3) | ||
| 49% | BURN Sun ___, painful sting that'll make you say "ouch" after a fun day at the beach | (4) | ||
| 47% | FIREANT Tropical American insect that inflicts a painful sting; genus Solenopsis, family Formicidae (4,3) | (7) | ||
| 11% | SMARTS Stings | (6) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 10% | WASP Stinging insect | (4) | Newsday | Oct 21, 2025 |
| 10% | NETTLE Stinging weed | (6) | LA Times Daily | Oct 13, 2025 |
| 10% | BEE Pollinator with a sting | (3) | ||
| 10% | RAY Stinging vision? | (3) |
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