Malicious sort
The crossword clue "Malicious sort" is answered by MEANIE, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MEANIE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MEANIE answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MEANIE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MEANIE, most used first.
- Bully - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Villain - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
- Nasty sort - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Bad guy - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Unkind person - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Cruel person - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Nasty fellow - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Ogre - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Blue "Yellow Submarine" villain - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Sort of - INAWAY, used 57 times
- Self-centered sort - EGOIST, used 22 times
- In ___ (sort of) - ASENSE, used 16 times
- Sentimental sort - SOFTIE, used 16 times
- Sneaky sort - WEASEL, used 11 times
- Cruel sort - SADIST, used 9 times
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