Stingers
The crossword clue "Stingers" is answered by WASPS, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1934. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WASPS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WASPS answer page.
Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1934. It appears in 7 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.
- HORNETS (2 uses in xd)
- LEMONCREAMJACKETS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for WASPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by WASPS, most used first.
- Stinging insects - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Some stingers - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Winged stingers - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Nasty stingers - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- Squander - WASTE, used 153 times
- Merchandise - WARES, used 104 times
- Small songbirds - WRENS, used 78 times
- "Yippee!" - WAHOO, used 73 times
- Fritter away - WASTE, used 72 times
- Sharpens - WHETS, used 64 times
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