Othello's foe

The answer

IAGO

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IAGO answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for IAGO

Every other clue in this collection answered by IAGO, most used first.

• "Othello" villain - used 256 times, most recently in 2026
• Shakespearean villain - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
• Othello's betrayer - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• "Aladdin" parrot - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• "Othello" antagonist - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Shakespeare villain - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Shakespearean schemer - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Emilia's husband - used 25 times, most recently in 2015
• Othello's ensign - used 25 times, most recently in 2008
• Othello's nemesis - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Classic villain. - used 19 times, most recently in 2010
• "Othello" role - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• "Otello" baritone - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• "Othello" schemer - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Othello's false friend - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Rival of Cassio - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• Verdi villain - used 15 times, most recently in 2013
• "Othello" fellow - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "Othello" character - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Shakespearean character - used 13 times, most recently in 2008
• Cassio's rival - used 12 times, most recently in 2007
• "Othello" baddie - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• "Othello" heavy - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Othello's undoer - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Desdemona's detractor - used 10 times, most recently in 1997
• "Othello" plotter - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Othello's ancient - used 10 times, most recently in 2004
• Villain in "Othello" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Emilia's spouse. - used 9 times, most recently in 1968
• Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "Othello" bad guy - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Parrot in "Aladdin" - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Emilia's husband in "Othello" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Othello" conspirator - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• False friend. - used 7 times, most recently in 1975
• Globe plotter - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Othello" evildoer - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• "Othello" foe - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Plummer role - used 7 times, most recently in 1999
• Shakespearean baddie - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Symbol of false friendship. - used 7 times, most recently in 1990
• Verdi baritone - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Bard villain - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• "Beware, my lord, of jealousy" speaker - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Desdemona's enemy - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• "I lack iniquity" speaker - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy" speaker - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Othello's deceiver - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Shakespearean manipulator - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Shakespearean role. - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Venetian villain - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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• Matador's foe - TORO, used 79 times
• Pro foe - ANTI, used 47 times
• Bond foe - DRNO, used 40 times
• Dealer's foe - NARC, used 36 times
• Pro's foe - ANTI, used 27 times
• Capone foe - NESS, used 26 times

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