Words meant to hurt Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INVECTIVE Words meant to hurt (9) New York Times Apr 20, 2017
3% YELLOW Cowardly to cry "It hurts" (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 16, 2025
3% OOF "That had to hurt" (3) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
3% BTW "Meant to tell you" shorthand (3) LA Times Daily Dec 15, 2025
3% OUCH "That hurt!" (4) USA Today Dec 14, 2025
3% AFLEA "She wouldn't hurt --!" (5) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
3% OWOW "It hurts! It hurts!" (4) Universal Dec 8, 2025
3% BUMP Hurt by knocking (4) (4) Mirror Classic Dec 6, 2025
3% PANE It sounds like it hurts (4) The Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
3% PIQUE Hurt pride (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 30, 2025

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