The Clue
Needled (6 letter answer)
The Answer
RIBBED
Tags
Notes
The answer RIBBED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Kidded
Teased
Definition
RIB as a verb:
1. form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
2. (ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun) = subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
RIBBED as an adjective:
1. furnished or strengthened with ribs
2. (costate, ribbed) = (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture