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Painful head rub

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword December 16, 2025 Answers

The crossword clue "Painful head rub" was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on December 16, 2025. We've carefully identified 171 possible answers from crossword puzzles published over the years. Among all candidates, NOOGIE (6 letters) stands out as the strongest match at 99%, making it the most reliable solution for this particular clue.

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171 Other Potential Answers

99%
NOOGIE
Painful head rub
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
5%
MOP
Unruly head of hair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
5%
CEO
Corp. head
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
5%
DEE
Department head?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
5%
OVAL
Racket head shape
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
5%
DAG
Former U.N. head Hammarskjöld
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
5%
LEGO
Brick that's painful to step on
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
5%
FEY
First woman to be head writer on "SNL"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
5%
ABBOT
Monastery head
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
5%
BEANSTALK
Reason Jack had his head in the clouds?
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
5%
ELK
Animal whose antlers can reach four feet above its head
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
5%
IRON
Club with a metal head
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
5%
CTO
Exec who might head an AI initiative
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
5%
CHEF
Kitchen head
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
5%
OSTEO
Bone head?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
5%
DUCKS
Lowers one's head
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
5%
DRY
Word with rub or run
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
5%
TETE
French head
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
5%
OOF
"Ugh, sounds painful!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
5%
PRECISELY
"You hit the nail on the head"
Universal Crossword · Jan 2, 2026
5%
REID
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 22, 2025
5%
GRINDITOUT
Put one's head down and get the work done
Universal Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
5%
MRMET
New York mascot with a baseball for a head
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
5%
HAMMER
It hits the nail on the head!
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
5%
GANESH
Hindu god with the head of an elephant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
5%
POTUS
Exec. branch head
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
5%
BOP
Conk on the head
Universal Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
5%
PEEN
Hammer head
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2025
5%
CURLYNEAL
*Harlem Globetrotters legend known for his shaved head
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
5%
TOE
From head to ___
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
5%
KATIE
Athlete Ledecky who went viral by swimming with a glass of chocolate milk on her head
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
5%
HORNEDTOAD
Lizard with spines on its head
Universal Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
5%
SIM
Video game character that has a "plumbob" over its head
Universal Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
5%
ITSERVICES
Field for one with their head in the cloud?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2025
5%
FIREANT
Insect with a painful bite
Universal Crossword · Aug 29, 2025
1%
CRASHHELMET
Racing headgear
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
SOBER
Clearheaded
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
1%
INRE
Memo heading
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
LOOFAH
Exfoliating scrubber
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
1%
SEASERPENT
Copperhead?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
1%
EARLY
Ahead of schedule
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
1%
TODO
Task list heading
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
TRAFFICJAM
Driver's rush-hour headache
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
DEMO
Turn to rubble, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
MOTHS
Fliers who are often light-headed?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
COMPOSEYOURSELF
"Don't wait for anyone else, go ahead and write a song"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
EGOS
Big heads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
TURKEYVULTURES
Avian scavengers with red heads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
LED
Spearheaded
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
MACYS
Department store chain headquartered in New York's Herald Square
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
1%
EARLE
"Copperhead Road" singer Steve
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
1%
HIJAB
Muslim headscarf
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
1%
CUPID
Cherubic god
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
1%
SPAS
Spots for scrubs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
1%
SPA
Cocoa scrub venue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
DECA
Ten ahead?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
1%
WISC
Cheesehead's st.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
1%
GROWINGUP
"I wish wearing flat-irons on our heads would keep us from __": "Little Women"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
1%
RED
Like rubies and garnets
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
1%
BICEP
Two-headed muscle, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
ROARK
"The Fountainhead" protagonist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
1%
BEETLE
Grown-up grub
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
1%
GEM
Emerald or ruby
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
1%
IVES
St. __ Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
1%
DENT
Bit of headway
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
1%
PLAN
Think ahead
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
DONATIONS
To: Actor Cheadle, chemistry lab supply salesman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
1%
AREAMAN
Local guy in The Onion headlines
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
1%
LEAK
Showerhead problem
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
1%
STOW
Put in the overhead bin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
1%
AUDI
Automaker headquartered in Ingolstadt
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
MENU
Grubhub link
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
1%
TIARA
Prom queen's headgear
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
1%
SSE
GPS heading
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
1%
OUTGOINGMAIL
Stack heading to the post office, or what 20-, 27-, and 44-Across all have?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2026
1%
ISIS
Goddess often depicted with a throne headdress
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
1%
NIKE
Largest company headquartered in Oregon
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
1%
ATEIN
Used Grubhub, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 20, 2026
1%
FARE
Grub
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
1%
JARJARGON
Pickling, canning, headspace, annealing, etc.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2026
1%
ATIT
Bumping heads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
1%
TRAMS
Carriers powered by pantographs and overhead lines
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
1%
DOLTS
Dunderheads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
1%
ORING
Round rubber gasket
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
1%
OPENAIR
Like businesses with no overhead?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
1%
FYI
"Just a heads-up ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
1%
BIN
Spot for rubbish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
1%
BINDI
Bright forehead adornment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2026
1%
AUTO
Set-and-forget headlights mode
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
1%
SAYHI
"Go ahead, greet them!"
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
1%
ELS
Overhead trains
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
1%
RUBITIN
"Sure, go ahead and gloat"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
CEOS
Corp. heads
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
1%
AOKS
NASA go-aheads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
1%
REWARD
Poster heading
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
1%
CRAYOLA
Maker of Scribble Scrubbie Pets products
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
1%
BRIAR
Prickly shrub
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
1%
LDS
Church headquartered in SLC
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 2, 2026
1%
ONEAR
Like some headphones
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
1%
IRONS
Clubs with metal heads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
1%
BANGS
Hairs over the forehead
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
1%
DAB
Forearm-to-forehead dance move
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
1%
CHOW
Grub
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
1%
OCULUS
___ Rift (VR headset)
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
WADER
High rubber boot
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
1%
HANS
"Die Hard" villain Gruber
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
1%
SANE
Levelheaded
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
1%
HALO
Nativity headgear
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
1%
PANAMAHAT
Appropriate headwear for a wedding in San Miguelito
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
1%
JACKIOILANTERNS
*Lightheaded ones?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
SZA
Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour co-headliner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
1%
UPONE
Barely ahead
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
1%
IBM
Tech giant headquartered in Armonk, N.Y.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
1%
MIAMIHERALD
Paper that could aptly run the headline "Hark! Dolphins Hire New Stadium Announcer!"
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
1%
SAIDOK
Gave the go-ahead
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
1%
ANIMALCRACKERS
You might bite their heads off
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
1%
TODAYS
___ Specials (heading on a menu board)
Universal Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
1%
YOUDOYOU
"I wouldn't, but go ahead!"
Universal Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
1%
SUMAC
Shrub with a poison variety
Universal Crossword · Jan 24, 2026
1%
GAINED
Made headway
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
1%
OPIE
Redhead of classic TV
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
1%
DIVE
Go in headfirst
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
1%
FUNKOPOPS
Collectible figurines with large heads
Universal Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
1%
BUCKETHATS
**Pieces of headwear that resemble pails
Universal Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
1%
HYDRA
Monster with regenerative heads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 2, 2026
1%
MALE
Like green-headed mallards
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 30, 2025
1%
FIREGOD
Hot-headed deity?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
1%
EDIT
Menu heading often next to File
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 22, 2025
1%
BRILLO
Scrub Daddy competitor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
1%
EROS
Cherubic deity
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
1%
CLOD
Meathead
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
1%
LILAC
Olive family shrub
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
1%
DEER
"In the headlights" animal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
1%
BARMENU
List of pub grub
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
1%
STEAM
"Full __ ahead!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
1%
INEAR
Compact headphone style
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
1%
ENE
GPS heading
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 6, 2025
1%
RAGGEDYANN
*Redhead in the National Toy Hall of Fame
Universal Crossword · Nov 28, 2025
1%
NODS
Go-aheads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 28, 2025
1%
ATTN
Memo header
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2025
1%
ORS
Scrubs ctrs.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 22, 2025
1%
LARVAE
Grubs, for example
Universal Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
1%
MAGICSCHOOLBUSHES
Shrubbery at an academy for wizards and witches?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
1%
IRE
Hotheaded feeling
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
1%
PAGEONE
Place for large headlines
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
1%
HATS
Cowboys' headwear
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
1%
REDS
Wine list heading
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 12, 2025
1%
BLOND
Lightheaded?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
1%
SOUPSON
"Grub's up!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
1%
GLUE
"I'm rubber, you're ___ ..."
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
1%
ATHLETICS
MLB team playing in Sacramento ahead of their move to Las Vegas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
1%
OKCOMPUTER
Radiohead album with the single "Paranoid Android"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
1%
SILENTRAVE
Bring-your-own-headphones dance party
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2025
1%
NOKIA
Telecom giant headquartered in Espoo, Finland
Universal Crossword · Oct 16, 2025
1%
LUNK
Knucklehead
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2025
1%
ABORT
Scrub, as a mission
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2025
1%
JILTS
Leaves painfully
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 10, 2025
1%
PANEL
Group of talking heads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
1%
ACER
Electronics brand headquartered in Taiwan
Universal Crossword · Sep 27, 2025
1%
PEENS
Hammer heads?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2025
1%
ROUT
Drubbing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2025
1%
RUBLE
Money with a double-headed eagle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2025
1%
PRESELL
Make available ahead of time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2025
1%
LOOS
Oxford heads?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
1%
DURAG
"The Subtle Power of the Red Carpet __": Vogue headline
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
1%
AMORETTO
Cherub in Italian art
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2025
1%
ENT
One who is a pro at getting into people's heads?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2025
1%
BEASTMODE
Aggressive headspace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2025
1%
ISLAND
Aruba or Cuba
Universal Crossword · Aug 28, 2025
1%
OKOKLAHOMACITY
Give the Sooner State's capital the go-ahead?
Universal Crossword · Aug 27, 2025
1%
VISIONPRO
Apple mixed-reality headset
Universal Crossword · Aug 23, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Painful head rub" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 171 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is NOOGIE (6 letters).
What is the best answer for "Painful head rub"?
The best answer for "Painful head rub" is NOOGIE with 6 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Painful head rub" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 2 times in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword, Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on December 16, 2025.
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