Distresses
The crossword clue "Distresses" is answered by AILS, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
AILS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AILS answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 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.
- AGGRIEVES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AILS
Every other clue in this collection answered by AILS, most used first.
- Troubles - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Has a bug - used 98 times, most recently in 2025
- Feels unwell - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Feels poorly - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Is under the weather - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Afflicts - used 50 times, most recently in 2025
- Suffers - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Feels sick - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Isn't well - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Bothers - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Is unwell - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Is sick - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Good for what ___ you - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- Needs a doctor - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- Feels ill - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Feels lousy - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Is not well - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Feels crummy - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Feels under the weather - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Is indisposed - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Isn't feeling well - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Feels bad - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- "Good for what ___ ya" - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
- Is out of sorts - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
- Feels off - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Has the flu - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Is green around the gills - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
- Needs medicine - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Has a cold - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Isn't oneself - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Isn't up to par - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Isn't up to snuff - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Doesn't feel well - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Has the sniffles - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Needs a doc - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Feels blah - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Is laid up - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Isn't 100% - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- "What ___ you?" - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.