Bacteria
The crossword clue "Bacteria" is answered by GERMS, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1942. 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
GERMS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GERMS answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- AEROBES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GERMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GERMS, most used first.
- Microbes - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Lysol targets - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Dangerous bacteria - ECOLI, used 29 times
- Spherical bacteria - COCCI, used 22 times
- Food-poisoning bacteria - ECOLI, used 15 times
- Gut bacteria - ECOLI, used 10 times
- Bacteria in uncooked food - ECOLI, used 9 times
- Intestinal bacteria - ECOLI, used 9 times
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