Bad to the bone
The crossword clue "Bad to the bone" is answered by EVIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 115 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EVIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EVIL answer page.
Used 115 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 23 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- DIABOLICAL (1 uses in xd)
- PUREEVIL (1 uses in xd)
- ROTTEN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EVIL
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EVIL, most used first.
- Wicked - used 397 times, most recently in 2026
- Satanic - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Diabolical - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Arm bone - ULNA, used 409 times
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Forearm bone - ULNA, used 317 times
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