Clues for the word "MOTH"
We've had 183 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 304 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 25, 2026.
Definition of moth
- n. - A mote.
- n. - Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
- n. - Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc.
- n. - Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus.
- n. - Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
Referring Clues
- Butterfly's cousin
- Sweater eater
- It's bad to keep in the closet
- Maker of holes
- Cocoon contents
- Closet eater?
- Cutworm, eventually
- Closet invader
- Hole maker
- Armyworm, eventually
- Wool eater
- Closet pest
- Phototropic flier
- Woolly bear, eventually
- *One attracted to a flame
- Insect that is drawn to flames
- The first "computer bug," in fact
- Lamp orbiter
- Former silkworm
- Clothing consumer
- Closet binger?
- It may bite your shorts
- Gypsy, for one
- Insect drawn to flames
- Bulb orbiter
- It might come out of the closet
- Lepidopterist's study
- Sweater muncher
- Closet problem
- Light lover
- Butterfly relative
- Nocturnal insect
- Flame fancier
- Light-bulb circler
- Gauzy-winged insect
- Night flier
- One attracted to a flame
- Army worm, eventually
- Night-flying insect
- Wool fancier
- Chrysalis result
- Bad thing to keep in the closet
- Former woolly bear
- Butterfly impersonator
- Pest attracted to light
- One drawn to a flame
- Light-headed flier?
- Closet cuisine fan?
- Evening flier
- Fluttery flier
- Closet trespasser
- One going toward the light
- Lover of light
- Adult silkworm
- Insect drawn to light
- Candlelight visitor?
- Woolly bear, finally
- Light-headed insect?
- Clothes alterer of a kind
- Flame flutterer
- Candle circler
- Butterfly look-alike
- Io, e.g.
- Gypsy or luna
- Luna, for one
- Sweater destroyer
- Flame-fancying flier
- Light-loving insect
- Flame-loving insect
- Fly-by-nighter, typically
- Winged closet invader
- Ex-caterpillar
- Nighttime flier
- Wool pest
- One drawn to flames
- Winged clothing consumer
- Porch light circler
- Light circler
- Candle lover
- Wool lover
- Destructive insect
- Noctoid
- Closet nuisance
- Lepidopterist's subject of study
- Night light sight
- Clothes closet pest
- Porch light circler [SEE NOTE ABOVE]
- Insect attracted to light
- Flier among hangers
- Fly-by-night?
- Light-loving flier
- Something that might come to light?
- See 14-Across
- Coat ruiner
- Butterfly cousin
- Insect that shorted out an early computer, spawning the term "computer bug"
- Nocturnal flier
- Closet concern
- Io or gypsy
- Grown-up silkworm
- Wardrobe ruiner
- Creature on the movie poster for "The Silence of the Lambs"
- Fabric-eater in a closet
- Cloth-eating insect
- ___-eaten
- Butterfly's kin
- Fly-by-night revealed by parent without hesitation
- Winged insect
- Flame attract-ee
- Hole-making insect
- Audioslave song about a sweater-eater?
- Audioslave song about eater of sweaters?
- Flying insect
- Insect
- Fairy like 13
- Test the breath of a flier
- It comes to light, naturally
- This leads to masses of tiny holes
- Lightbulb circler
- Flier given sort of test on helicopter initially
- Insect, mainly nocturnal
- Cloth-eating larva
- Flyer in Lunesta ads
- Nocturnal flyer?
- Clothes-eating insect
- Gypsy that flies
- Form of a 1960s Japanese film monster
- Bulb circler, often
- Io or atlas follower
- Fabric foe?
- Wardrobe pest
- Lepidopteran
- Insect returning in rush to mate
- Fairy godmother's piece
- Another word for hospital
- Clothes consumer?
- Night insect
- Streetlight circler
- Butterfly
- Insect drawn by lights
- Fluttery insect
- Sweater fancier
- Flyer drawn to flames
- Luna ___
- Flying insect attracted to light
- Unpleasant find in a sweater
- Light-seeking flier
- Night insect?
- Usually nocturnal insect
- Insect in an evolutionary "arms race" against bats
- Sweater predator
- Insect that loves light
- Closet pest that loves wool
- Bulb circler
- It comes to light
- One may damage a wool coat
- Fabric-eating insect
- Former caterpillar
- Insect near a flame
- Thing attracted to a flame
- Flame follower
- Sucker for a flame
- Fly-by-night type?
- Insect that eats wool
- Butterfly's relative
- Insect drawn to bright lights
- Bug that flies into lights
- Insect that likes lamps
- One who's light-headed?
- Wool-gatherer?
- Insect similar to a butterfly
- Light-headed creature?
- Fan of the flame?
- Light-seeking insect
- Garment varmint
- Fluttering insect
- Insect flitting around a flame
- Nocturnal fluttering insect
- Lepidopterist's subject
- Insect that flies toward lights at night
- Relative of a butterfly
- Io or luna
- Symbol of transformation in "The Silence of the Lambs"
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 25, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - January 18, 2026
- New York Times - December 20, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 21, 2025
- Daily American - October 26, 2025
- New York Times - September 22, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 20, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 20, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 09, 2025
- New York Times - April 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 25, 2025
- Daily American - March 24, 2025
- LA Times - March 22, 2025
- Daily Quick - March 01, 2025
- USA Today - February 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 20, 2024
- USA Today - November 21, 2024
- New York Times - November 11, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 31, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 27, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 27, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 09, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 24, 2024
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