Diabolical
The crossword clue "Diabolical" is answered by EVIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 81 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 17 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 81 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 17 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.
- SATANIC (7 uses in xd)
- FIENDISH (5 uses in xd)
- DEVILISH (3 uses in xd)
- INFERNAL (3 uses in xd)
- CRUEL (2 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
- Bad to the bone - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
- Satanic - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- At any time - EVER, used 696 times
- Therefore - ERGO, used 684 times
- Gaelic - ERSE, used 679 times
- Raison d'___ - ETRE, used 658 times
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