Inauspicious

The answer

ILL

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ILL answer page.

Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 4 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.

• OMINOUS (6 uses in xd)
• EVIL (2 uses in xd)
• ADVERSE (1 uses in xd)
• BAD (1 uses in xd)
• ILLOMENED (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ILL

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

• Under the weather - used 536 times, most recently in 2026
• Sick - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
• Unwell - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
• Suffering - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
• Not well - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
• Ailing - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Out of sorts - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Poorly - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Not feeling well - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Indisposed - used 47 times, most recently in 2023
• Feeling poorly - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
• Laid up - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Adverse - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Not in the pink - used 32 times, most recently in 2020
• "___ say!" - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Badly - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• "Well, ___ be!" - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
• Green around the gills - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ at ease - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Off one's feed - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
• "___ be the judge of that" - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• In poor health - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Feeling sick - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Down with a bug - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Down with something - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of wind - used 19 times, most recently in 2006
• "Licensed to ___" (Beastie Boys album) - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Not feeling so hot - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Sickly - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ be back!" - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Down with the flu - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• ___-advised - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "__ Be Home for Christmas" - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• "___ be darned!" - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• "___ Be Seeing You" - used 15 times, most recently in 2013
• Unfavorable - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
• Misfortune - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Not up to par - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• "___ bite!" - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• Unkindly - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Unlucky - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Feeling off - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Queasy - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Sick as a dog - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Afflicted - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• "___ be back" ("The Terminator" catchphrase) - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Faulty. - used 11 times, most recently in 1999
• Feverish - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• In a bad way - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Kind of temper or treatment - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Unpropitious. - used 9 times, most recently in 1987
• Bad - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Feeling crummy - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Feeling under the weather - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Not feeling great - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Not healthy - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Scarcely - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• "___ be in touch" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Feeling feverish - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• In bed, maybe - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Peaked - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• __-at-ease (nervous) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ Be There" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Below par - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Bugged by a bug - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Feeling unwell - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Feverish, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Having a bug - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• In bad health - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• In need of a doctor - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Needing hospital care - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Not feeling 100% - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• On the sick list - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Requiring medical attention - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Start of a promise - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Unsound - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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.

• Anger - IRE, used 868 times
• Wrath - IRE, used 729 times
• Charged particle - ION, used 622 times
• ___ Jima - IWO, used 514 times
• Fury - IRE, used 505 times
• ___ de France - ILE, used 501 times

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