Ear trouble
The crossword clue "Ear trouble" is answered by OTITIS, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OTITIS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OTITIS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OTITIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OTITIS, most used first.
- Ear inflammation - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Inflammation of the ear - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Ear ailment - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Ear problem - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Lend an ear - LISTEN, used 24 times
- Lure into trouble - ENTRAP, used 12 times
- Have trouble deciding - SEESAW, used 8 times
- "... if you want to avoid trouble" - ORELSE, used 8 times
- Ear bone - STAPES, used 7 times
- Incite, as trouble - STIRUP, used 6 times
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