The Clue
Causes irritation (5 letter answer)
The Answer
RILES
Tags
Notes
The answer RILES is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
Angers
Bugs
Gets to
Irks
Irritates
Needles
Nettles
Peeves
Provokes
Ruffles
Vexes
Angers, with "up"
Burns up
Heats up
Provokes anger
Raises ire
Stirs up
Ticks off
Vexes in Texas, etc.
Gets one's goat
Rubs the wrong way
Gets one's dander up
Gets under one's skin
Raises one's hackles
Definition
RILE as a verb:
1. (annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil) = cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
2. (roil, rile) = make turbid by stirring up the sediments of