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Hideous

Answer: UGLY - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Hideous" is answered by UGLY, a 4-letter entry. Used 71 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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UGLY

UGLY

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UGLY answer page.

71Times used
27Distinct years
2026Most recent year
17Publications

Used 71 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 17 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.

  • UGLYASSIN (4 uses in xd)
  • MONSTROUS (3 uses in xd)
  • GRUESOME (2 uses in xd)
  • GROTESQUE (1 uses in xd)
  • OGRISH (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for UGLY

Every other clue in this collection answered by UGLY, most used first.

  • Unsightly - used 57 times, most recently in 2026

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