The Clue
Fiends (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DEVILS
Tags
Notes
The answer DEVILS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
DEVIL as a noun:
1. (Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness) = (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
2. (devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon) = one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
3. (devil, deuce, dickens) = a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
4. (hellion, heller, devil) = a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
5. (monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre) = a cruel wicked and inhuman person
DEVIL 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. coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"