Sing "nyah-nyah" to

The answer

TEASE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEASE answer page.

Used 9 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for TEASE

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

• Make fun of - used 161 times, most recently in 2026
• Poke fun at - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
• Rib - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
• Razz - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Needle - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Taunt - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Kid around with - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Josh - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Kid - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
• Pester - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Coquette - used 27 times, most recently in 2015
• Pick on - used 26 times, most recently in 2022
• Tantalize - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Badger - used 22 times, most recently in 2017
• Mock - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Ride - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Harass - used 19 times, most recently in 2015
• Flirt - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
• Annoy - used 17 times, most recently in 2016
• Bait - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Back-comb - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Hector - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Heckle - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Act the coquette - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Importune. - used 11 times, most recently in 1983
• Make sport of - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Twit - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Vex - used 11 times, most recently in 2005
• Rag - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Display poor sportsmanship - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Backcomb - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Irritate - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Joke around with - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Lead on - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Chaff - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Fluff, as hair - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Poke fun - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Back-comb hair - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Bug - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Comb, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Pull one's leg - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Trifle with - used 6 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.

• Sing like Bing - CROON, used 65 times
• Sing the praises of - EXTOL, used 49 times
• "Awake and Sing!" playwright - ODETS, used 31 times
• Sing in the Alps - YODEL, used 23 times
• Sing softly - CROON, used 23 times
• "Of ___ Sing" - THEEI, used 18 times

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