Bother
The crossword clue "Bother" is answered by IRK, a 3-letter entry. Used 79 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IRK
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IRK answer page.
Used 79 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 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.
Other clues for IRK
Every other clue in this collection answered by IRK, most used first.
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- Tick off - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
- Bug - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Nettle - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Vex - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Rub the wrong way - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Irritate - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Aggravate - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Peeve - used 34 times, most recently in 2024
- Rankle - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Exasperate - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Get to - used 22 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.
- Bother - ADO, used 105 times
- Big bother - ADO, used 66 times
- Fuss and bother - ADO, used 28 times
- Bother - AIL, used 25 times
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