Has a bug
The crossword clue "Has a bug" is answered by AILS, a 4-letter entry. Used 98 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AILS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AILS answer page.
Used 98 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for AILS
Every other clue in this collection answered by AILS, most used first.
- Troubles - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Feels unwell - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Feels poorly - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Is under the weather - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Afflicts - used 50 times, most recently in 2025
- Suffers - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Feels sick - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Isn't well - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Bothers - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Is unwell - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Is sick - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Has debts - OWES, used 96 times
- Bug-eyed - AGOG, used 90 times
- Has - OWNS, used 84 times
- Has to - MUST, used 69 times
- Like a bug in a rug - SNUG, used 61 times
- Has a meal - EATS, used 50 times
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