"And they were ___ afraid."

The answer

SORE

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

Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 1971; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SORE

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

• Achy - used 224 times, most recently in 2026
• Ticked off - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
• Miffed - used 87 times, most recently in 2025
• Tender - used 80 times, most recently in 2024
• Aching - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Peeved - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Angry - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Hot under the collar - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Feeling achy - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• In need of a massage - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Painful - used 28 times, most recently in 2012
• Teed off - used 28 times, most recently in 2017
• Like some losers - used 27 times, most recently in 2022
• Irritated - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Steamed - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Needing liniment - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
• Holding a grudge - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
• Put out - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Hurting - used 20 times, most recently in 2022
• Resentful - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Annoyed - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Tender to the touch - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Carrying a grudge - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Ticked - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Touchy - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Feeling angry - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Harboring a grudge - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Nursing a grudge - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• Disgruntled - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Vexed - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• A sight for __ eyes - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Upset - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Distressed. - used 12 times, most recently in 1991
• In need of liniment - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• In need of a rubdown - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Irate - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Irked - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Smarting - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
• Needing a massage - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Bent out of shape - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Cross - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Really steamed - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Feeling yesterday's workout - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of loser - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Sensitive - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Like a poor loser - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ loser - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Needing kneading - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Worst kind of loser - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Achy after a workout - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Feeling miffed - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Feeling put out - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• In a snit - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• In an angry mood - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Like a bad loser - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Like some subjects - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Mad - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• None too happy - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Peevish - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Plenty angry - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Sensitive, as a subject - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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