Treated badly
The crossword clue "Treated badly" is answered by ABUSED, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ABUSED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABUSED answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MISUSED (2 uses in xd)
- WRONGED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABUSED
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABUSED, most used first.
- Mistreated - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Maltreated - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Treat badly - MISUSE, used 18 times
- Treated maliciously - SPITED, used 12 times
- Acted badly? - EMOTED, used 9 times
- Treated with malice - SPITED, used 9 times
- It's treated in a plant - SEWAGE, used 8 times
- Treat badly - ILLUSE, used 8 times
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