Acted badly?
The crossword clue "Acted badly?" is answered by EMOTED, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EMOTED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMOTED answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for EMOTED
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMOTED, most used first.
- Hammed it up - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Overacted - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Chewed the scenery - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Treat badly - MISUSE, used 18 times
- Treat badly - ILLUSE, used 8 times
- Treated badly - ABUSED, used 8 times
- Acted as toastmaster - EMCEED, used 7 times
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