In need of a massage
The crossword clue "In need of a massage" is answered by SORE, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SORE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SORE answer page.
Used 32 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 10 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.
- STIFF (1 uses in xd)
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
- 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
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.
- Pressing need - IRON, used 116 times
- Massage target - ACHE, used 97 times
- Baker's need - OVEN, used 72 times
- Tug-of-war need - ROPE, used 72 times
- Gumbo need - OKRA, used 56 times
- Massage deeply - ROLF, used 41 times
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