Forbidden
The crossword clue "Forbidden" is answered by TABU, a 4-letter entry. Used 63 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TABU
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TABU answer page.
Used 63 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 9 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.
- ILLICIT (5 uses in xd)
- BARRED (4 uses in xd)
- BANNED (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for TABU
Every other clue in this collection answered by TABU, most used first.
- Forbidden perfume? - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
- Verboten - used 24 times, most recently in 2006
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.
- Forbidden thing - NONO, used 69 times
- Forbidden act - NONO, used 42 times
- Garden with forbidden fruit - EDEN, used 23 times
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