Words meant to hurt — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Words meant to hurt”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 20th Apr 2017. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Words meant to hurt” is INVECTIVE (9 letters).
We last saw “Words meant to hurt” in NYT Crossword on 20th Apr 2017.
The 9-letter answer for “Words meant to hurt” is INVECTIVE.
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