Obscene
The crossword clue "Obscene" is answered by LEWD, a 4-letter entry. Used 33 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LEWD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEWD answer page.
Used 33 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 10 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.
- PROFANE (3 uses in xd)
- FILTHY (2 uses in xd)
- SMUTTY (2 uses in xd)
- BAWDY (1 uses in xd)
- DIRTY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEWD
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEWD, most used first.
- Lascivious - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Salacious - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- "___ we forget" - LEST, used 354 times
- Minus - LESS, used 321 times
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