Ill-gotten gains
The crossword clue "Ill-gotten gains" is answered by LOOT, a 4-letter entry. Used 41 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LOOT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOOT answer page.
Used 41 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 13 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.
- FILTHYLUCRE (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for LOOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOOT, most used first.
- Booty - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
- Spoils - used 86 times, most recently in 2025
- Plunder - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Swag - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
- Pillage - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
- Heist haul - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Stolen goods - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Pirate's plunder - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Pirate's take - used 23 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.
- Ill-mannered - RUDE, used 67 times
- Ill temper - BILE, used 60 times
- "What's gotten ___ you?" - INTO, used 51 times
- Ill humor - BILE, used 40 times
- Ill-gotten gains - PELF, used 39 times
- Ill-considered - RASH, used 34 times
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