Gangster
The crossword clue "Gangster" is answered by THUG, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1996. 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
THUG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the THUG answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for THUG
Every other clue in this collection answered by THUG, most used first.
- Hoodlum - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Ruffian - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Goon - used 32 times, most recently in 2021
- Hood - used 16 times, most recently in 2014
- Hooligan - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Tough guy - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Tough - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Goon squad member - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- "Little Caesar" gangster - RICO, used 20 times
- "O.G. Original Gangster" rapper - ICET, used 16 times
- Gangster Diamond - LEGS, used 7 times
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