Troubles
The crossword clue "Troubles" is answered by AILS, a 4-letter entry. Used 102 times across 54 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AILS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AILS answer page.
Used 102 times across 54 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 13 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.
- BESETS (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for AILS
Every other clue in this collection answered by AILS, most used first.
- 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
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.
- Troubles - ILLS, used 212 times
- Troubles - WOES, used 119 times
- Societal troubles - ILLS, used 23 times
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