Pathetic
The crossword clue "Pathetic" is answered by SAD, a 3-letter entry. Used 63 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 26 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SAD
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAD answer page.
Used 63 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 26 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.
- TEARY (11 uses in xd)
- SORRY (4 uses in xd)
- ABYSMAL (3 uses in xd)
- PITEOUS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for SAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by SAD, most used first.
- Feeling blue - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Feeling down - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Unhappy - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
- Bummed out - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Bummed - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Downcast - used 57 times, most recently in 2024
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