Distressed.
The crossword clue "Distressed." is answered by SORE, a 4-letter entry. Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 1991; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SORE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SORE answer page.
Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 1991; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for SORE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SORE, most used first.
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- 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
- 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
- "And they were ___ afraid." - used 10 times, most recently in 1971
- 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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