Crossword answer
WORST
5 letters · Used for 16 different clues · 22 appearances · Last seen USA Today, September 14, 2026
Letter pattern
WORST
Clues that lead to WORST
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Most awful5USA TodaySep 14, 2026
"Do your ___!"5USA TodayAug 20, 2026
‘What’s the ___ that can happen?’ (5)5The GuardianJun 8, 2026
Most dreadful5Eugene ShefferApr 4, 2026
Lowest-quality5NewsdayMar 17, 2026
Beat the most easily beaten5Evening StandardFeb 27, 2026
Most unfavorable5NewsdayFeb 18, 2026
Best rebuttal5Evening StandardJan 25, 2026
Really bad, the pits5Puzzle PageJan 8, 2026
Least satisfactory5NewsdayOct 22, 2025
Best closely woven fabric shunned by European duke5The IndependentOct 16, 2025
Best!5Evening StandardAug 25, 2025
"___ Bakers in America," reality show on Food Network in which professional bakers mentor bakers with no prior experience5Daily ThemedJan 31, 2024
"Favourite ___ Nightmare," 2007 second studio album by the rock band Arctic Monkeys5Daily ThemedNov 7, 2022
Least desirable5Eugene ShefferSep 29, 2022
In the — way (very much)5Eugene ShefferOct 6, 2020
About WORST in crosswords
WORST is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 22 times in our database across 16 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Most awful” in the USA Today crossword on September 14, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
INSUMRundown preceder
LOAFSDoesn't work
CREPEPancake often filled with Nutella
GOBBYHaving big mouth, little fish eats bass
ETHAN"Boyhood" actor Hawke
TALKSSummit series
MICAHHebrew name that means "who is like God"
AZTECAncient resident of Tenochtitlán
CURIEFamous name for a dog, that is
PINCHNip
STORMSeattle's W.N.B.A. team
AXIALOf planetary tilts
CODEDEnciphered
BETTE___ Davis, "All About Eve" star who was honored by the American Film Institute as the 2nd greatest female screen legend of all-time
Every appearance of WORST (22)
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Sep 14, 2026
Most awful · USA Today · 52 Down
Aug 20, 2026
"Do your ___!" · USA Today · 5 Across
Jun 8, 2026
‘What’s the ___ that can happen?’ (5) · The Guardian · 1 Across
Apr 4, 2026
Most dreadful · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Mar 17, 2026
Lowest-quality · Newsday · Down
Feb 27, 2026
Beat the most easily beaten · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Feb 18, 2026
Most unfavorable · Newsday · Down
Jan 25, 2026
Best rebuttal · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jan 8, 2026
Really bad, the pits · Puzzle Page · 3 Down
Oct 22, 2025
Least satisfactory · Newsday · Down
Oct 16, 2025
Best closely woven fabric shunned by European duke · The Independent · 22 Across
Aug 25, 2025
Best! · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 5, 2025
Best! · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Nov 1, 2023
Best! · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Nov 7, 2022
"Favourite ___ Nightmare," 2007 second studio album by the rock band Arctic Monkeys · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Sep 29, 2022
Least desirable · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Feb 19, 2021
Beat the most easily beaten · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 6, 2020
In the — way (very much) · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Sep 16, 2020
Best rebuttal · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jan 15, 2020
Best! · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Apr 16, 2019
Best! · Evening Standard · 13 Down