Crossword answer
SORE
4 letters · Used for 69 different clues · 181 appearances · Last seen Crosswords With Friends, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
SORE
Clues that lead to SORE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Stick out like a ___ thumb4Crosswords With FriendsAug 23, 2026
Youre a sight for ___ eyes!4Crosswords With FriendsAug 17, 2026
Harboring a grudge4Eugene ShefferAug 15, 2026
Red four from sevens or eights (4)4The GuardianAug 12, 2026
Painful4The IndependentJul 31, 2026
___ loser (person whos not a good sport)4Crosswords With FriendsJul 28, 2026
Ticked off4Daily ThemedJul 16, 2026
___ spot (touchy subject)4USA TodayJul 5, 2026
Offended twenty, one hundred ignored (4)4The SunJun 29, 2026
Painful (4)4The SunJun 29, 2026
Feeling offended4NewsdayJun 28, 2026
Kinda angry4USA TodayJun 25, 2026
Feeling it the next day4NYT MiniJun 25, 2026
Really feeling a workout4NYT MidiJun 24, 2026
Achy4Eugene ShefferJun 22, 2026
Muscles feel this way after a strenuous workout4Everyday Puzzles MiniJun 6, 2026
Like post-Zumba muscles4Daily ThemedMay 31, 2026
Aching from a workout, say4Daily ThemedMay 1, 2026
Tender4Evening StandardMar 27, 2026
A sight for __ eyes4NewsdayMar 18, 2026
Having achy muscles4NewsdayMar 17, 2026
Achy, like muscles after a workout4Daily ThemedMar 12, 2026
Achy or annoyed4NewsdayFeb 25, 2026
In an angry mood4NewsdayFeb 23, 2026
Pricked by a wild rose?4Evening StandardFeb 19, 2026
In a peeved mood4NewsdayFeb 8, 2026
Thus, again, is painful4Evening StandardFeb 2, 2026
Aching4NewsdayJan 22, 2026
In need of a massage, say4New York TimesJan 21, 2026
Achy, like muscles after the gym4Daily ThemedJan 18, 2026
Really ticked off4NewsdayDec 16, 2025
Love god rejected? That's painful (4)4The SunNov 23, 2025
Ulcer (4)4The SunNov 23, 2025
Aching after a few reps at the gym, say4Daily ThemedNov 14, 2025
___ throat (painful condition)4Daily ThemedOct 26, 2025
Peeved4New York TimesOct 21, 2025
Not at all pleased4NewsdayOct 12, 2025
Like an achy muscle4Daily ThemedOct 6, 2025
Achy, like some muscles4Daily ThemedSep 17, 2025
___ loser (bad sport)4Daily ThemedMay 15, 2025
Like post-workout muscles4Daily ThemedApr 27, 2025
Feeling achy or angry4NewsdayMar 3, 2025
Peevish4NewsdayFeb 21, 2025
Painful throat condition4Daily ThemedFeb 19, 2025
___ throat (painful throat condition)4Daily ThemedJan 26, 2025
Angry enough, therefore, to take on again4Evening StandardJan 24, 2025
Rose can be very tender4Evening StandardDec 19, 2024
So looking a bit red and tender4Evening StandardDec 12, 2024
Like painful muscles4Daily ThemedJul 17, 2024
Like one's muscles after an intense workout4Daily ThemedApr 27, 2024
Tender and achy, as a muscle4Daily ThemedJan 27, 2024
Like a bad throat4Daily ThemedJan 21, 2024
Like a bad loser4Daily ThemedDec 8, 2023
Achy, like muscles after a boxing bout4Daily ThemedAug 29, 2023
Thus again is angry4Evening StandardAug 24, 2023
Type of ungracious "loser"4Daily ThemedAug 1, 2023
Like muscles after an intense workout4Daily ThemedJun 25, 2023
Achy and sensitive post a workout, say4Daily ThemedJan 5, 2023
Like muscles after a workout4Daily ThemedDec 17, 2022
Thus, again, makes one angry4Evening StandardNov 17, 2022
Angered by, being sensitive4Evening StandardOct 14, 2022
___ loser4Daily ThemedAug 22, 2022
Angry4Evening StandardMay 4, 2022
Wild rose, presumably red4Evening StandardDec 30, 2021
Like aching muscles?4Daily ThemedNov 6, 2021
Like muscles after a marathon4Daily ThemedOct 30, 2021
___ throat (rasp)4Daily ThemedAug 25, 2021
Like bad losers?4Daily ThemedAug 12, 2021
Like muscles after a long workout, perhaps4Daily ThemedJul 17, 2021
About SORE in crosswords
SORE is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 181 times in our database across 69 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Stick out like a ___ thumb” in the Crosswords With Friends crossword on August 23, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
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GLUMDejected (4)
RENOCity north of Carson City
MAYAChichén Itzá builders
EARLNobleman
SAGSHangs low
OBITStory of a lifetime?
SOFASettee
LOCSHairstyle that may begin with comb coils
ALAS"Unfortunately ..."
LAMBYoung sheep (4)
JABSPointed remarks
METSNew York MLB team
Every appearance of SORE (181)
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Aug 23, 2026
Stick out like a ___ thumb · Crosswords With Friends · 26
Aug 17, 2026
Youre a sight for ___ eyes! · Crosswords With Friends · 31
Aug 15, 2026
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Aug 12, 2026
Red four from sevens or eights (4) · The Guardian · 10 Across
Aug 8, 2026
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Jul 31, 2026
Painful · The Independent · 3 Across
Jul 28, 2026
___ loser (person whos not a good sport) · Crosswords With Friends · 10
Jul 16, 2026
Ticked off · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Jul 5, 2026
___ spot (touchy subject) · USA Today · 13 Across
Jul 2, 2026
Ticked off · New York Times · 37 Down
Jun 29, 2026
Painful (4) · The Sun · 1 Across
Jun 29, 2026
Offended twenty, one hundred ignored (4) · The Sun · 1 Across
Jun 28, 2026
Feeling offended · Newsday · Across
Jun 25, 2026
Feeling it the next day · NYT Mini · 5 Down
Jun 25, 2026
Kinda angry · USA Today · 24 Down
Jun 24, 2026
Really feeling a workout · NYT Midi · 17 Down
Jun 22, 2026
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Jun 6, 2026
Muscles feel this way after a strenuous workout · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 1
May 31, 2026
Like post-Zumba muscles · Daily Themed · 35 Down
May 1, 2026
Aching from a workout, say · Daily Themed · 48 Across
Mar 27, 2026
Tender · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Mar 18, 2026
A sight for __ eyes · Newsday · Across
Mar 17, 2026
Having achy muscles · Newsday · Across
Mar 12, 2026
Achy, like muscles after a workout · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Feb 25, 2026
Achy or annoyed · Newsday · Down
Feb 23, 2026
In an angry mood · Newsday · Down
Feb 19, 2026
Pricked by a wild rose? · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Feb 16, 2026
Tender · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Feb 8, 2026
In a peeved mood · Newsday · Down
Feb 2, 2026
Thus, again, is painful · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jan 22, 2026
Aching · Newsday · Down
Jan 21, 2026
In need of a massage, say · New York Times · 18 Across
Jan 18, 2026
Achy, like muscles after the gym · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Dec 28, 2025
Painful · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Dec 16, 2025
Really ticked off · Newsday · Across
Dec 10, 2025
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Nov 23, 2025
Ulcer (4) · The Sun · 18 Across
Nov 23, 2025
Love god rejected? That's painful (4) · The Sun · 18 Across
Nov 15, 2025
Painful · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Nov 14, 2025
Aching after a few reps at the gym, say · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Nov 4, 2025
A sight for __ eyes · Newsday · Across
Nov 2, 2025
Achy · Newsday · Down
Oct 28, 2025
In an angry mood · Newsday · Across
Oct 26, 2025
___ throat (painful condition) · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Oct 21, 2025
Peeved · New York Times · 54 Across
Oct 12, 2025
Not at all pleased · Newsday · Down
Oct 6, 2025
Like an achy muscle · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Sep 17, 2025
Achy, like some muscles · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Sep 14, 2025
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Aug 28, 2025
Ticked off · New York Times · 61 Down
Aug 22, 2025
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Aug 2, 2025
Tender · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 8, 2025
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jul 2, 2025
Tender · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Jul 1, 2025
Ticked off · New York Times · 32 Down
Jun 17, 2025
Tender · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jun 9, 2025
Tender · Evening Standard · 18 Across
May 15, 2025
___ loser (bad sport) · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Apr 29, 2025
Tender · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Apr 27, 2025
Like post-workout muscles · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Apr 15, 2025
Tender · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Mar 26, 2025
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Mar 13, 2025
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Mar 10, 2025
A sight for __ eyes · Newsday · Down
Mar 3, 2025
Feeling achy or angry · Newsday · Across
Feb 21, 2025
Peevish · Newsday · Down
Feb 19, 2025
Painful throat condition · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Jan 30, 2025
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 59 Across
Jan 26, 2025
___ throat (painful throat condition) · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Jan 24, 2025
Angry enough, therefore, to take on again · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jan 22, 2025
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Down
Jan 16, 2025
Peeved · Newsday · Down
Dec 19, 2024
Rose can be very tender · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Dec 12, 2024
So looking a bit red and tender · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Dec 5, 2024
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Aug 29, 2024
___ loser (bad sport) · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Aug 14, 2024
___ loser (bad sport) · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Aug 1, 2024
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Jul 17, 2024
Like painful muscles · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Jun 28, 2024
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Jun 26, 2024
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 16, 2024
___ loser (bad sport) · Daily Themed · 15 Across
May 15, 2024
Tender · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 27, 2024
Like one's muscles after an intense workout · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Apr 23, 2024
Painful · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Apr 15, 2024
Tender · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Mar 18, 2024
Painful · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Feb 20, 2024
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Feb 14, 2024
Tender · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 27, 2024
Tender and achy, as a muscle · Daily Themed · 55 Across
Jan 21, 2024
Like a bad throat · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Jan 18, 2024
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across
Dec 20, 2023
___ loser (bad sport) · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Dec 8, 2023
Like a bad loser · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Dec 7, 2023
Tender · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Nov 22, 2023
Painful · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Nov 21, 2023
Harboring a grudge · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Down
Nov 13, 2023
Tender · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 11, 2023
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Oct 24, 2023
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Oct 23, 2023
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Aug 29, 2023
Achy, like muscles after a boxing bout · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Aug 24, 2023
Thus again is angry · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Aug 24, 2023
Painful · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Aug 22, 2023
Tender · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Aug 1, 2023
Type of ungracious "loser" · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Jul 19, 2023
Tender · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 25, 2023
Like muscles after an intense workout · Daily Themed · 60 Across
Jun 14, 2023
Stick out like a ___ thumb · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Jun 7, 2023
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
May 15, 2023
Tender · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Apr 10, 2023
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Mar 6, 2023
Tender · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 15, 2023
___ loser (bad sport) · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Jan 29, 2023
Like a bad loser · Daily Themed · 45 Down
Jan 5, 2023
Achy and sensitive post a workout, say · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Dec 17, 2022
Like muscles after a workout · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Dec 3, 2022
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Nov 17, 2022
Thus, again, makes one angry · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Nov 3, 2022
Tender · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Oct 24, 2022
Painful · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Oct 14, 2022
Angered by, being sensitive · Evening Standard · 40 Down
Sep 14, 2022
Aching from a workout, say · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Aug 22, 2022
___ loser · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Aug 12, 2022
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Jul 14, 2022
Tender · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jun 30, 2022
Painful · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jun 2, 2022
Like post-Zumba muscles · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Jun 1, 2022
Tender · Evening Standard · 30 Down
May 25, 2022
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
May 10, 2022
Tender · Evening Standard · 18 Across
May 4, 2022
Angry · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Feb 3, 2022
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Feb 1, 2022
___ loser (bad sport) · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Jan 27, 2022
___ loser (bad sport) · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jan 23, 2022
Achy, like some muscles · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Dec 30, 2021
Wild rose, presumably red · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Nov 25, 2021
Painful · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Nov 14, 2021
Like post-workout muscles? · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Nov 6, 2021
Like aching muscles? · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Oct 30, 2021
Like muscles after a marathon · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Sep 16, 2021
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Aug 25, 2021
___ throat (rasp) · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Aug 12, 2021
Painful · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Aug 12, 2021
Like bad losers? · Daily Themed · 34 Down
Jul 17, 2021
Like muscles after a long workout, perhaps · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jun 18, 2021
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Across
May 17, 2021
Tender · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Oct 28, 2020
Pricked by a wild rose? · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Oct 15, 2020
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Oct 5, 2020
Tender · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Oct 1, 2020
Thus, again, is painful · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Sep 23, 2020
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Aug 11, 2020
Tender · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Jul 22, 2020
Painful · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jun 23, 2020
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 30, 2020
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
May 21, 2020
Painful · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Apr 13, 2020
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Feb 26, 2020
Achy · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Across
Feb 7, 2020
Angry enough, therefore, to take on again · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Feb 4, 2020
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Oct 14, 2019
Tender · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 2, 2019
Painful · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Oct 1, 2019
Tender · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Jul 30, 2019
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jun 3, 2019
Tender · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Apr 25, 2019
Tender · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Apr 9, 2019
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Apr 4, 2019
Tender · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 25, 2019
Tender · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Feb 12, 2019
Tender · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jan 29, 2019
Tender · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Nov 27, 2018
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Sep 25, 2018
Rose can be very tender · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Sep 18, 2018
So looking a bit red and tender · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Apr 6, 2018
Tender · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 3, 2018
Painful · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Feb 8, 2018
Painful · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jan 17, 2018
Tender · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 3, 2018
Painful · Evening Standard · 8 Across