Painful spots
The crossword clue "Painful spots" is answered by SORES, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SORES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SORES answer page.
Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SORES
Every other clue in this collection answered by SORES, most used first.
- Tender spots - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
- Sensitive spots - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Tender areas - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Blissful spots - EDENS, used 47 times
- Hot spots - OVENS, used 43 times
- Idyllic spots - EDENS, used 35 times
- Sore spots - ACHES, used 26 times
- More painful - SORER, used 22 times
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