The clue "bites" last appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on November 22, 2020. The correct answer for this puzzle is "noshes", a 6-letter word.
Solution NOSHES is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution NOSHES is 6 letters long. We have 2 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 11 solutions. The longest is MASTICATES with 10 letters, and the shortest is NIPS with 4 letters.
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Solutions are between 4 and 10 letters long.
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| Sinks the teeth into (5) | |
| Chomps down on (5) | |
| Falls for it (5) | |
| Tugs at a fishing line (5) | |
| Vampire attacks (5) | |
| Takes the bait (5) | |