Winter ailment
The crossword clue "Winter ailment" is answered by FLU, a 3-letter entry. Used 109 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FLU
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLU answer page.
Used 109 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 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.
- COMMONCOLD (1 uses in xd)
- HEADCOLD (1 uses in xd)
- THEFLU (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FLU
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLU, most used first.
- Winter bug - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Winter woe - used 68 times, most recently in 2025
- Winter malady - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of shot - used 28 times, most recently in 2020
- Seasonal bug - used 22 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.
- ___-Cat (winter vehicle) - SNO, used 90 times
- Enjoy a winter sport - SKI, used 32 times
- Winter driving hazard - ICE, used 30 times
- Winter mo. - FEB, used 27 times
- Winter coat? - ICE, used 26 times
- Winter hazard - ICE, used 23 times
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