Praying insects that prey Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Praying insects that prey featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on January 29, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MANTISES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MANTISES Praying insects that prey (8) Wall Street Journal Jan 29, 2026
4% MANTIS Insect that appears to pray when it preys? (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
3% EAGLES Birds of prey (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 16, 2026
3% TRAP Corner (prey) (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 15, 2026
3% ANT Aardvark's prey (3) New York Times Mini Jan 12, 2026
3% AΦD Ladybug's prey (3) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
3% HAWK Bird of prey (4) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
3% LETUS "___ pray" (pastor's words) (5) LA Times Mini Dec 27, 2025
3% KNEEL Prepare to pray (5) Universal Dec 16, 2025
3% VICTIM Prey (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 26, 2025

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