The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word BAD which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Evil crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BAD | 31 % | 3 |
| ILL | 10 % | 3 |
| SINISTER | 8 % | 8 |
| VILE | 8 % | 4 |
| SATANIC | 8 % | 7 |
| MALEFIC | 6 % | 7 |
| DEMONIC | 6 % | 7 |
| BASE | 6 % | 4 |
| HARM | 4 % | 4 |
| PERNICIOUSETAMINA | 2 % | 17 |
| ROTTEN | 2 % | 6 |
| DIABOLIC | 2 % | 8 |
| UNGOOD | 2 % | 6 |
| SINFUL | 2 % | 6 |
| BALEFUL | 2 % | 7 |
| UNHOLY | 2 % | 6 |
| DEPRAVED | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Evil
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- malefic
- maleficent
- malign
- malevolent
- evil-minded
- flagitious
- wickedness
- diabolical
- iniquity
- sinister
- despicable
- immorality
Crossword Answer definitions
BAD noun- Error, mistake.
- An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Evil; wicked.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- Bold and daring.
- Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Badly.
- Fantastic.
- To issue a command; to tell.
- To invite; to summon.
- To utter a greeting or salutation.
- To shell (a walnut).
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 BAD
- Adverse
- Below standard
- Michael Jackson smash
- Not good
- "___ Boys" (1983)
- "___ Moon Rising"
- Quite inadequate
- Rotten egg, e.g.
- Unfavorable
- Incorrect
More clues leading to the result ILL
- "__ Never Smile Again"
- Laid up
- Out of sorts
- Under the weather
- Feeling poorly
- Not healthy
- Not well
- Sick
- Ailing
- Hardly healthy
More clues leading to the result SINISTER
More clues leading to the result VILE
- Despicable
- Disgusting
- Contemptible
- Reprehensible
- Foul
- Miserable
- Apt anagram of "evil"
- Abhorrent
- Beneath contempt
- Awful-tasting
More clues leading to the result SATANIC
- Clootie-like
- Evil
- Diabolical
- Devilish
- Like Rushdie's "Verses"
- Mephistophelian
- More than evil
- Fiendish
- Rushdie's "__ Verses"
- His ___ Majesty.
More clues leading to the result MALEFIC
More clues leading to the result DEMONIC
More clues leading to the result BASE
- Diamond corner
- Kind of pay
- Military installation
- Safari camp
- Shea sack
- Foundation
- Knavish
- Ballplayer's theft
- Headquarters
- See 40-Across
More clues leading to the result HARM
- Cause damage to
- Do violence to
- Wrong
- "No ___, no foul"
- Damage
- Injure
- Do damage
- Hippocratic Oath word
- Injury
- Impair
More clues leading to the result PERNICIOUSETAMINA
More clues leading to the result ROTTEN
- Worm-eaten
- Decomposed
- Sex Pistol's singer
- Decayed
- Suspicious, as in Hamlet's Denmark
- Wretchedly bad
- Despicable
- Wretchedly bad
- Front man Johnny of the Sex Pistols
- Spoiled
More clues leading to the result DIABOLIC
More clues leading to the result UNGOOD
More clues leading to the result SINFUL
More clues leading to the result BALEFUL
More clues leading to the result UNHOLY
- Wicked
- Far from sacred
- Impious
- Kind of terror
- Immoral
- Like some alliances
- Hardly religious
- Not at all sacred
- Evil
- Profane