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Black-hearted

Answer: MEAN - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Black-hearted" is answered by MEAN, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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MEAN

MEAN

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

6Times used
4Distinct years
2016Most recent year
5Publications

Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for MEAN

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

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  • Average - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
  • Nasty - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
  • Signify - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
  • Have in mind - used 48 times, most recently in 2024
  • Cruel - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
  • Unkind - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
  • Spiteful - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
  • Malicious - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
  • Not nice - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
  • Stand for - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
  • Downright nasty - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
  • Like the Grinch - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
  • Ornery - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
  • Penny-pinching - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
  • Intend (to) - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
  • Not at all nice - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
  • Stingy - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
  • Ill-tempered - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
  • Small-minded - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
  • Statistical average - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
  • Ignoble - used 8 times, most recently in 2000
  • Intend to say - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
  • Base - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
  • Shabby - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
  • Like a bully - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
  • Miserly - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
  • Vicious - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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