Shakespearean character

The answer

IAGO

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

Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 3 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.

• ROMEO (10 uses in xd)
• LEAR (9 uses in xd)
• ARIEL (7 uses in xd)
• PARIS (3 uses in xd)
• ANTONIO (2 uses in xd)

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
• 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
• Othello's foe - 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

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.

• Shakespearean king - LEAR, used 216 times
• Animated character - TOON, used 52 times
• Steinbeck character - OKIE, used 45 times
• Mysterious character - RUNE, used 36 times
• Ancient character - RUNE, used 34 times
• "Casablanca" character - ILSA, used 30 times

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