Bad mark
The crossword clue "Bad mark" is answered by STIGMA, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STIGMA
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STIGMA answer page.
Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 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.
- DPLUS (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for STIGMA
Every other clue in this collection answered by STIGMA, most used first.
- Mark of disgrace - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Mark of shame - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Mark of infamy - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Scarlet letter, e.g. - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Black mark - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Blot on one's reputation - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Off the mark - ERRANT, used 34 times
- Bad luck - HOODOO, used 25 times
- Bad-mouth - MALIGN, used 19 times
- Went bad - ROTTED, used 18 times
- 1998 Masters winner Mark - OMEARA, used 17 times
- Bad smell - STENCH, used 17 times
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