The clue "Provokes" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 14, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "STIRS", a 5-letter word.
Solution STIRS is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution STIRS is 5 letters long. We have 4 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 16 solutions. The longest is AROUSES with 7 letters, and the shortest is IRES with 4 letters.
Correct, clue "PROVOKES" is currently one of the top traffic spikes (detected on 04 Dec 2025). Clearly, many find it tricky to solve!
Use our smart search feature to filter by word length. Our system organizes results by frequency and relevance. Search through millions of answers to thousands of crossword clues—for free!
Solutions are between 4 and 7 letters long.