Scratching head, feel that hurt Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Scratching head, feel that hurt featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on March 13, 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 Scratching head, feel that hurt (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 13, 2026
7% FINGERNAILS They might be head-scratching (11) New York Times Mar 1, 2026
7% CUFF Scratching head, scratch end of sleeve (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Feb 2, 2026
6% STUNG Hurt, as by a hornet (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 12, 2026
6% ITCH Urge to scratch (4) Commuter Mar 9, 2026
6% ITCHED Needed to scratch (6) Newsday Mar 9, 2026
6% LICE They can cause much head scratching (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 3, 2026
6% TIS "__ but a scratch" (3) LA Times Daily Feb 26, 2026
6% AUSTERE Strict American general, with head scratched, in A&E (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Feb 25, 2026
6% AFTER Sillier to scratch head and behind (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Feb 23, 2026

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