Painful, stinging (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMARTING Painful, stinging (8) (8)
94% FIREANTS Insects with a painful sting (8) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2019
89% ANT Bullet ____, insect with a painful sting (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 15, 2026
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)
10% ACHE Pain (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
10% WASP Stinging insect (4) Commuter Jan 20, 2026
9% ILLS Problems; pains (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 2, 2026
9% WAIL Cry of pain (4) Commuter Jan 31, 2026
9% AGONY Severe pain (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 25, 2026
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