Bug repellent
The crossword clue "Bug repellent" is answered by DEET, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DEET
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEET answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DEET
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEET, most used first.
- Bug spray ingredient - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Off! ingredient - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Insect repellent ingredient - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Bug repellent ingredient - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Insect repellent - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Insect-repelling chemical - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Insect repellent compound - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Has a bug - AILS, used 98 times
- Bug-eyed - AGOG, used 90 times
- Like a bug in a rug - SNUG, used 61 times
- Bug bite symptom - ITCH, used 23 times
- Pesky bug - GNAT, used 22 times
- Bug - RILE, used 20 times
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