Crossword answer
RILES
5 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 31 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2026
Letter pattern
RILES
Clues that lead to RILES
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Agitates5Wall Street JournalJul 23, 2026
Makes angry5NewsdayJul 20, 2026
Provokes, with "up"5NYT MiniJul 15, 2026
Angers5Evening StandardJun 28, 2026
Teacher returns clutching heads of lettuce and edible nettles5The IndependentMay 8, 2026
Makes furious5NewsdayFeb 2, 2026
Irritates5Evening StandardOct 28, 2025
Really gets to5NewsdayJul 4, 2025
Ticks off5Eugene ShefferJul 22, 2024
Annoys5Eugene ShefferJan 31, 2023
About RILES in crosswords
RILES is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 31 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Agitates” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on July 23, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
LEMURMadagascan arboreal primate (5)
AHEADBridge Out ___ (sign)
TEACHInstruct
IGLOOSnow place; like, home (5)
CURRYSpicy dish
MAIZECrop cloth covering snooker table, with money to replace balls, at first
KABULAsian capital
BEARDWhiskers
STAYSCorsets
NERDSObsessive hobbyists
RABBITorah scholar
FREESAllows to go cold, pronouncedly!
SITESWeb locations
BUFFY"___ the Vampire Slayer," horror TV series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the iconic lead character who gives the show its name
Every appearance of RILES (31)
Click to expand · newest first
Jul 23, 2026
Agitates · Wall Street Journal · 48 Down
Jul 20, 2026
Makes angry · Newsday · Across
Jul 15, 2026
Provokes, with "up" · NYT Mini · 9 Across
Jul 1, 2026
Agitates · USA Today · 32 Across
Jun 28, 2026
Angers · Evening Standard · 31 Across
May 8, 2026
Teacher returns clutching heads of lettuce and edible nettles · The Independent · 22 Across
Mar 19, 2026
Angers · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 2, 2026
Makes furious · Newsday · Down
Oct 28, 2025
Irritates · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 22, 2025
Irritates · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 6, 2025
Irritates · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 5, 2025
Makes angry · Newsday · Down
Jul 4, 2025
Really gets to · Newsday · Across
Apr 28, 2025
Irritates · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jul 22, 2024
Ticks off · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Jan 12, 2024
Ticks off · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Down
Jan 31, 2023
Annoys · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Jan 16, 2023
Irritates · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 28, 2022
Irritates · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 16, 2022
Annoys · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Feb 10, 2022
Irritates · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 8, 2021
Angers · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 10, 2021
Angers · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Dec 9, 2020
Angers · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Apr 22, 2020
Irritates · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Feb 19, 2020
Irritates · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jan 21, 2020
Irritates · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Nov 12, 2019
Irritates · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 14, 2019
Irritates · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jun 25, 2019
Irritates · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 9, 2019
Irritates · Evening Standard · 16 Across