In need of a bath
The crossword clue "In need of a bath" is answered by DIRTY, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
DIRTY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIRTY answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DIRTY
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIRTY, most used first.
- Corrupt - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Unwashed - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- On the take - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- One way to play - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Soiled - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Begrimed - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Filthy - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Unsportsmanlike - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Steam bath - SAUNA, used 69 times
- Copier need - TONER, used 57 times
- Origami need - PAPER, used 46 times
- Printer need - TONER, used 41 times
- Baker's need - YEAST, used 36 times
- ___ salts (bath additive) - EPSOM, used 33 times
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