Sensitive
The crossword clue "Sensitive" is answered by SORE, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 3 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 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 3 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.
- RESPONSIVE (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
- 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
- "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
- 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
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.
- Wild guess - STAB, used 480 times
- Appear - SEEM, used 451 times
- Ooze - SEEP, used 449 times
- "Auld Lang ___" - SYNE, used 447 times
- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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