Filthy ___ (illicit gain)
The crossword clue "Filthy ___ (illicit gain)" is answered by LUCRE, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LUCRE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LUCRE answer page.
Used 10 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LUCRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LUCRE, most used first.
- "Filthy" money - used 73 times, most recently in 2025
- Ill-gotten gain - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Ill-gotten gains - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Money - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
- "Filthy" dough - used 14 times, most recently in 2016
- Filthy stuff? - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Monetary gain - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Pelf - used 12 times, most recently in 2001
- Riches - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Moolah - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- "Filthy" riches - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Gain access to - GETAT, used 18 times
- Filthy places - STIES, used 17 times
- Gain knowledge - LEARN, used 13 times
- Illicit affair - AMOUR, used 11 times
- Gain entry - GETIN, used 10 times
- Gain access - ENTER, used 7 times
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