Bad actor
The crossword clue "Bad actor" is answered by HAM, a 3-letter entry. Used 40 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HAM
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HAM answer page.
Used 40 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 16 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.
- EMOTER (2 uses in xd)
- HAMBONE (1 uses in xd)
- MISCREANT (1 uses in xd)
- STAGEHOG (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by HAM, most used first.
- Sandwich meat - used 54 times, most recently in 2025
- Scenery chewer - used 53 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.
- Go bad - ROT, used 373 times
- Actor Wallach - ELI, used 245 times
- Actor Mineo - SAL, used 215 times
- Actor Beatty - NED, used 211 times
- Actor Stephen - REA, used 193 times
- Actor Kilmer - VAL, used 174 times
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