Small insect

The answer

GNAT

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

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• MIDGE (5 uses in xd)
• MITE (5 uses in xd)
• ANT (2 uses in xd)
• APHID (1 uses in xd)
• EARWIG (1 uses in xd)

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 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
• Bothersome bug - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• 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.

• Small bills - ONES, used 324 times
• Small songbird - WREN, used 265 times
• Small whirlpool - EDDY, used 139 times
• Small combo - TRIO, used 137 times
• Small salamander - NEWT, used 126 times
• Stinging insect - WASP, used 121 times

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