Bee bite

Latest answer — September 02, 2026

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A bee bite or defensive jab is a sting. Here STING is a singular noun naming the painful injection of venom.

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Bee with its stinger visible

Eugene Sheffer Crossword

This clue's Wednesday, September 02, 2026 appearance

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  1. 1“Shark Tank” network
  2. 4“Humbug!”
  3. 7Big name in scat
  4. 8Wiser partner
  5. 10Court proceeding
  6. 11Anchored
  7. 13Bucolic waterway
  8. 16“-- was saying ...”
  9. 17“Still --” (Maya Angelou poem)
  10. 18Picnic dessert
  11. 19“My Way” composer
  12. 20Kind of diagram
  13. 21Sides in a turf war
  14. 23Bee bite
  15. 25Fizzy drink
  16. 26K thru 12
  17. 27Timetable abbr.
  18. 28Bottom
  19. 30Remote batteries, often
  20. 33Politico’s discussion items
  21. 36Minuscule
  22. 37Golfer Palmer, to fans
  23. 38Particulars, in slang
  24. 39Lacking slack
  25. 40Unpaid TV spot
  26. 41NBC weekend show

Down

  1. 1Suspect’s excuse
  2. 2Spill the beans
  3. 3Occupation
  4. 4Online journals
  5. 5Pueblo material
  6. 6Frau’s mate
  7. 7Historic periods
  8. 8“Labor -- vincit” (Oklahoma’s motto)
  9. 9Resume business
  10. 10TV schedule abbr.
  11. 12“Nothing --!”
  12. 14Annoys
  13. 15Heavyweight champ Norton
  14. 19Actress Gasteyer
  15. 20“QB --” (Uris novel)
  16. 21Reached
  17. 22Confused
  18. 23Faux pas
  19. 24Gullets
  20. 25Wimbledon division
  21. 26Rims
  22. 28Dressed to the --
  23. 29“West Side Story” role
  24. 30Make invalid
  25. 31Bickering
  26. 32Boise-to-Tucson dir.
  27. 34Retain
  28. 35Pakistan neighbor

The answer to “Bee bite” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is STING — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 2, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 23-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Bee bite” answer

STING (5 letters)

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What does STING mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of STING is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison
  • a carefully planned operation, typically one involving deception

When else has “Bee bite” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 2, 2026 (most recent) → STING. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Bee bite”?

The answer is STING, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 2, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Bee bite”?

5 letters: STING.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 2, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 23-Across.

Can “Bee bite” have a different answer?

Yes — Eugene Sheffer sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Eugene Sheffer answers?

The full grid for September 2, 2026 is on the Eugene Sheffer answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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