Criticize harshly
The crossword clue "Criticize harshly" is answered by RAILAT, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RAILAT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAILAT answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 8 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.
Other clues for RAILAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by RAILAT, most used first.
- Berate - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Lambaste - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Chew out - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Scold harshly - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Inveigh against - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Criticize harshly - SCATHE, used 20 times
- Criticize severely - SCATHE, used 19 times
- Harshly bright - AGLARE, used 11 times
- Scold harshly - BERATE, used 10 times
- Spoke harshly - RASPED, used 8 times
- Criticize harshly - ASSAIL, used 6 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.