In the worst way
The crossword clue "In the worst way" is answered by BADLY, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BADLY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BADLY answer page.
Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 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.
- DIRELY (2 uses in xd)
- DESPERATELY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BADLY
Every other clue in this collection answered by BADLY, most used first.
- Not well - used 14 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- In any way - ATALL, used 185 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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