The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MEAN , but the solution may also be UGLY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Nasty crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MEAN | 37 % | 4 |
| SNIDE | 35 % | 5 |
| ICKY | 8 % | 4 |
| UGLY | 3 % | 4 |
| VILE | 3 % | 4 |
| ICK | 2 % | 3 |
| DERISIVE | 2 % | 8 |
| UGH | 1 % | 3 |
| NOTNICE | 1 % | 7 |
| BAD | 1 % | 3 |
| ACID | 1 % | 4 |
| SOMEAN | 1 % | 6 |
| STINKY | 1 % | 6 |
| GROSS | 1 % | 5 |
| SPITEFUL | 1 % | 8 |
| AWFUL | 1 % | 5 |
| SEAMY | 1 % | 5 |
| CRUEL | 1 % | 5 |
Why may VILE be the right solution?
The word "vile" is a suitable answer to the clue "nasty" because it means extremely unpleasant or morally repugnant. It accurately describes something that is offensive or disgusting.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nasty
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- grotty
- dirty
- vile
- lousy
- foul
- awful
- spiteful
- hateful
- unclean
- filthy
- soiled
- difficult
Crossword Answer definitions
MEAN verb- To lament.
- To intend.
- To convey (a meaning).
- To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- Common; general.
- Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating
- Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another
- Powerful; fierce; strong
- Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Difficult, tricky.
- (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
- The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
- Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
- Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.
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 MEAN
- Average
- Cruel
- Intend
- Like football's Joe Greene
- Low-down and nasty
- Greenwich __ time
- Nasty
- __-spirited
- Low-down
- Downright nasty
More clues leading to the result SNIDE
- Contemptuous
- Cynical
- Derogatory
- Caustic, as a remark
- Sassy
- Dismissive
- Sarcastic
- Like some remarks
- Rudely sarcastic
- Nasty
More clues leading to the result ICKY
- Repulsive
- Too sweet, so to speak
- A bit nasty
- Nasty
- Gross, to children
- Distasteful
- Like worms, to many
- Revolting
- Gooey
- Gummy
More clues leading to the result UGLY
- Cinderella's sisters, for certain
- Like an ogre
- Loathsome
- Not very pretty
- Sight that makes eyes sore
- Dangerous, as a situation
- Like some truths
- The __ Duckling
- Coyote ___
- Ill-favored
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 ICK
- "Ew-w-w! Gross!"
- "How gross!"
- Opposite of "yum"
- "Bleah!"
- "Get it away from me!"
- "Grody"
- "That's awful!"
- "You're going to eat that?!"
- Sound made while gagging
- "Eeewwww!"
More clues leading to the result DERISIVE
- Nasty
- Cheeky
- Tending to scoff
- Mocking
- Disdainful
- Contemptuous
- Ridiculing.
- Showing mockery
- Like raspberries
- Belittling
More clues leading to the result UGH
- "Gross!"
- "Ew-w-w! Gross!"
- Not that!
- "Oh, gawd"
- "That's gross!"
- "That's awful!"
- "Bleah!"
- "Didn't need to hear that"
- "Don't tell me any more!"
- "Not again!"
More clues leading to the result NOTNICE
- Mean
- "That was pretty mean!"
- Like fooling Mother Nature, in an old margarine commercial
- Inconsiderate
- Nasty
- Naughty
- "Shame on you!"
- Unpleasant
- On the nasty side
- "How rude!"
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 ACID
- Amino, boric, or citric
- Etcher's need
- Litmus reddener
- Nitric or sulfuric
- Bitter
- Etching fluid
- Kind of test
- Tangy
- Test type
- Word with rock or rain
More clues leading to the result SOMEAN
More clues leading to the result STINKY
- Olfactorily offensive
- Like Limburger
- Like skunks or skunk cabbage
- Mean-spirited
- Nasty
- Schoolyard nickname
- Unpleasant
- Exceedingly bad
- Like Limburger cheese
- Descriptor for some cheeses
More clues leading to the result GROSS
- 144
- Twelve square
- Flagrant
- "Ugh"
- Pre-deductions
- Dozen dozen
- Evoking an Eeewwww!
- A dozen dozen
- Take in
- Opposite of net
More clues leading to the result SPITEFUL
More clues leading to the result AWFUL
- Terrible
- The pits
- Worth no stars
- Dismal
- "Yuck!"-inducing
- Rotten
- Just terrible
- Appalling
- Yucky
- Worth two thumbs down
More clues leading to the result SEAMY
- Sordid
- Hardly wholesome
- Disreputable
- Squalid
- Squalid and sordid
- Unsavory
- Like a city's underbelly
- Run-down
- Somewhat sordid
- Not reputable