The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ENEMY , but the solution may also be CADS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Bad guys crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ENEMY | 62 % | 5 |
| NASTIES | 8 % | 7 |
| ENEMIES | 8 % | 7 |
| CADS | 8 % | 4 |
| ROTTERS | 8 % | 7 |
| EVILDOERS | 8 % | 9 |
Why may CADS be the right solution?
"Cads" is a slang term for men who behave in a dishonorable or ungentlemanly way, making them the "bad guys" in a sense.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bad guys
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- baddies
- villains
- criminals
- evildoers
- baddie
- enemies
- antagonists
- terrorists
- miscreants
- attackers
- evils
- malefactors
Crossword Answer definitions
ENEMY noun- Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
- Something harmful or threatening to another
- To make an enemy of.
- Of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ENEMY
- Foe
- Antagonist
- No friend
- Opponent
- Bad guy
- Mortal ___
- Person on one of Nixon's lists
- Shredder, to Michaelangelo, e.g.
- Foeman
- Adversary
More clues leading to the result NASTIES
- Villains, jocularly
- Villains
- Bad guys
- Loathsome things
- Mean people
- Unpleasant folk
- Loathsome little creatures
- Unpleasant ones
- Revolting sorts
- They're not nice
More clues leading to the result ENEMIES
- Bad guys
- Foes
- "___ are so stimulating" (Katharine Hepburn)
- Opposition
- They're out to get you
- Us and Saddam, e.g.
- Opposite camps
- Allies' antitheses
- Opponents
- Bitter rivals
More clues leading to the result CADS
More clues leading to the result ROTTERS
- Bad eggs
- Bad guys
- Cads
- Bad blokes
- Scoundrels, in British slang
- Cads: Slang.
- Blackguards: British slang.
- Blackguards: Slang.
- Cads.
- No gentlemen, they