Evil spirit
The crossword clue "Evil spirit" is answered by GHOUL, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GHOUL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GHOUL answer page.
Used 19 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for GHOUL
Every other clue in this collection answered by GHOUL, most used first.
- Grave robber - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
- Grave-robbing demon - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- One who commits grave offenses? - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- "___ evil" - SEENO, used 117 times
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- Community spirit - ETHOS, used 57 times
- "The Tempest" spirit - ARIEL, used 33 times
- Cultural spirit - ETHOS, used 30 times
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