Tropical American insect that inflicts a painful sting; genus Solenopsis, family Formicidae (4,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FIREANT Tropical American insect that inflicts a painful sting; genus Solenopsis, family Formicidae (4,3) (7)
5% WASP Stinging insect (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 25, 2025
5% REDANTS Stinging insects (7) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
4% GUAIACUM Genus of tropical American evergreen trees also called lignum vitae (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Nov 3, 2025
4% FOIST Inflict (upon) (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
4% SMARTS Stings (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
4% ANT Formica is a genus of this kind of insect (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
4% FIREANTS Insects with a painful sting (8) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2019
3% LIANA Tropical vine (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 27, 2025
3% NETTLES Stinging plants (7) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
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