Prickly plant
The crossword clue "Prickly plant" is answered by NETTLE, a 6-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NETTLE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NETTLE answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for NETTLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by NETTLE, most used first.
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- Irk - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
- Rub the wrong way - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
- Get under one's skin - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
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- Prickly plant - TEASEL, used 17 times
- Medicinal plant - IPECAC, used 13 times
- Prickly plants - BRIARS, used 12 times
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