Bothersome bug

The answer

GNAT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GNAT answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for GNAT

Every other clue in this collection answered by GNAT, most used first.

• Pesky insect - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
• Annoying insect - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Midge - used 52 times, most recently in 2012
• Insect. - used 49 times, most recently in 1995
• Small fly - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Pesky flier - used 33 times, most recently in 2018
• Summertime pest - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Punkie - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Tiny pest - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Bitty biter - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Buzzing pest - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Flying pest - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• No-see-um - used 28 times, most recently in 2014
• Pesky bug - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Airborne pest - used 20 times, most recently in 2017
• Biting fly - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Black fly - used 18 times, most recently in 2014
• Swarming pest - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Tiny fly - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Pesky biter - used 17 times, most recently in 2017
• Annoying buzzer - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Pesky flying insect - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Summer pest - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Swarming insect - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Little pest - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Pest in a swarm - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Biting insect - used 14 times, most recently in 2016
• Itty-bitty biter - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Little biter - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
• Swarm member - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Tiny insect - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Tiny nuisance - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Insect in a cloud - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Itsy-bitsy biter - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Small annoyance - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Insect pest - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Tiny buzzer - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Annoying bug - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Tiny biter - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Insect in a swarm - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Little bugger - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Pesky swarmer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Picnic pest - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Small insect - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Small pesky fly - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Strain at a ___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• Winged pest - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Black fly, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Buzzing summer pest - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Flying nuisance - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Member of a pesky swarm - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Small biting fly - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Small buzzer - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Teeny biter - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Tiny swarmer - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Wee pest - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Airborne irritant - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Annoying flying insect - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Annoying pest - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Biting bug - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Biting pest - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Buzzing annoyance - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Flying insect - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Little buzzer - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Minuscule pest - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Pesky little bug - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Pest - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Pest in a cloud - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Pest you might slap - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Small pest - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Tiny biting insect - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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 spray ingredient - DEET, used 31 times
• Bug bite symptom - ITCH, used 23 times
• Bug - RILE, used 20 times

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