Clues for the word "BORER"
We've had 49 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 91 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on December 21, 2025.
Definition of borer
- n. - One that bores; an instrument for boring.
- n. - A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo.
- n. - Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.
- n. - One of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple.
- n. - The hagfish (Myxine).
Referring Clues
- Auger or drill
- Hole-making bug
- Drill
- Corn ___ (crop-infesting insect)
- Orchardist's woe
- Termite, e.g.
- Corn ___ (crop-destroying larva)
- Hole-making tool
- Destructive insect
- Auger, e.g.
- Drilling bug
- Tool used for making holes
- Crop pest
- Drilling tool
- Awl, for example
- Auger or destructive bug
- Drill for penetrating rock
- Shipworm, e.g.
- Hole-making pest
- Termite, for one
- Uninvited cornfield guest
- Gimlet, for example
- Burrowing insect
- Agricultural pest
- Tree-harming beetle
- Insect pest
- Forest beetle
- Longhorn beetle, for one
- Hole-making bug or tool
- Auger or destructive beetle
- Damaging bug
- Tree-damaging insect
- Many a worm
- Auger, in use
- Hole-making insect
- Destructive beetle
- Wood-damaging insect
- Auger, for one
- Rock-penetrating drill
- Cornfield pest
- Bug found in trunks
- Hole maker
- Hole driller
- Tool such as a drill
- Termite, for example
- Invasive bug
- Drill, e.g.
- Burrowing bug
- Destructive bug
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - December 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 29, 2025
- New York Times - November 30, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 06, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 09, 2023
- LA Times - October 06, 2023
- LA Times - May 21, 2023
- Mirror Daily - April 21, 2023
- Mirror Daily - March 23, 2023
- Mirror Daily - January 15, 2023
- Mirror Daily - January 08, 2023
- LA Times - September 25, 2022
- Netword - December 14, 2017
- LA Times - August 14, 2017
- Universal - August 03, 2017
- Mirror Daily - June 29, 2017
- Universal - April 06, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 10, 2017
- Family Time - December 05, 2016
- LA Times - August 07, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 26, 2016
- Netword - July 25, 2016
- Mirror Daily - June 29, 2016
- LA Times - June 16, 2016
- Netword - June 05, 2016
- LA Times Sunday - April 24, 2016
- New York Times - March 13, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 28, 2016
- USA Today - September 03, 2015
- LA Times - August 11, 2015
- And in 61 more crossword puzzles...