Was sick

The answer

AILED

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AILED answer page.

Used 18 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for AILED

Every other clue in this collection answered by AILED, most used first.

• Felt poorly - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Was under the weather - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Had a bug - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Wasn't well - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Felt sick - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Felt unwell - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Troubled - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• Was unwell - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Felt bad - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Felt under the weather - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Needed a doctor - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Suffered - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Felt crummy - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Was indisposed - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Felt ill - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Didn't feel well - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Felt off - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Had the flu - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Wasn't feeling well - used 7 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Was sore - ACHED, used 53 times
• Was concerned - CARED, used 47 times
• Was out - SLEPT, used 37 times
• Sick and tired - FEDUP, used 31 times
• Was bold - DARED, used 30 times
• Was furious - RAGED, used 27 times

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