Bug
The crossword clue "Bug" is answered by GERM, a 4-letter entry. Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GERM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GERM answer page.
Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for GERM
Every other clue in this collection answered by GERM, most used first.
- Microbe - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Start of an idea - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Bacterium - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
- Seed - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Disinfectant target - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Wheat ___ - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
- Lysol target - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Origin. - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Hand sanitizer target - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Beginning - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
- Idea's beginning - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Pathogen - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of warfare - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
- Microorganism - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Rudiment. - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
- Disease cause - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Disinfectant's target - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Beginning of an idea - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Purell target - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Antiseptic target - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Birth of a notion - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Listerine target - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Starting point - used 6 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.
- Has a bug - AILS, used 98 times
- Bug-eyed - AGOG, used 90 times
- Like a bug in a rug - SNUG, used 61 times
- Bug spray ingredient - DEET, used 31 times
- Bug bite symptom - ITCH, used 23 times
- Pesky bug - GNAT, used 22 times
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