The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AWFUL , but the solution may also be SEVERE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Really bad crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AWFUL | 35 % | 5 |
| LOUSY | 13 % | 5 |
| ABYSMAL | 10 % | 7 |
| EVIL | 6 % | 4 |
| SEVERE | 6 % | 6 |
| VILE | 6 % | 4 |
| NASTY | 6 % | 5 |
| HORRIBLE | 3 % | 8 |
| DIRE | 3 % | 4 |
| THEPITS | 3 % | 7 |
| DISMAL | 3 % | 6 |
| HORRID | 3 % | 6 |
Why may SEVERE be the right solution?
The answer "SEVERE" fits the clue "Really bad" because it means extremely intense or harsh, which can be used to describe something that is truly terrible.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Really bad
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- atrocious
- appalling
- deplorable
- terrible
- dreadful
- frightening
- backwardness
- dire
- terribly
- unholy
- horrible
- dreadfully
Crossword Answer definitions
AWFUL adjective- Very bad.
- Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
- Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
- Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.
- Struck or filled with awe.
- Terror-stricken.
- Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
- Awfully; dreadfully; terribly.
- Very, extremely.
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 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 LOUSY
- Not worth a darn
- Rife, slangily
- Inferior
- Wretchedly bad
- Rotten or contemptible
- Awful
- Rife, but not in a good way
- Crawling (with)
- Miserable
- Rotten
More clues leading to the result ABYSMAL
- Pathetic
- Appalling
- Like a cellar-dweller's record
- Unfathomable
- Immeasurably deep
- Hopeless
- Totally dreadful
- Beyond poor
- Hopelessly bad
- Really, really bad
More clues leading to the result EVIL
- Agatha Christie's "___ Under the Sun"
- Beyond bad
- Dark forces
- Doctor opposing Austin Powers
- Like Lucifer
- Like some spirits
- Mean business
- Satanic
- Sinister
- Wicked
More clues leading to the result SEVERE
- Extreme
- Like many reprimands
- Exacting
- Harsh
- Grave
- Draconian
- Dire
- Like some thunderstorms
- Like some winter weather
- in the extreme
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 NASTY
- Malicious
- Painful
- Particularly unpleasant
- Bitter
- Foul-smelling
- Not at all nice
- Mean-spirited
- Foul-tasking
- Vile
- Janet Jackson, 1986
More clues leading to the result HORRIBLE
More clues leading to the result DIRE
- Harrowing
- Kind of straits
- Urgent
- Critical
- Like some straits
- Serious
- Macabre
- Straits or consequences preceder
- Very urgent
- Disastrous
More clues leading to the result THEPITS
- Utterly awful
- Worse than bad
- Beastly
- Something awful
- Somber situation
- Rock bottom
- Awful, slangily
- No fun at all
- Really bad
- Awful