The crossword puzzle clue "Hiss, as a villain" has 77 known solutions in our database. Featured most recently in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on June 8, 2021, the highest-ranked answer is BOOAT (5 letters) with 99% confidence. We compile solutions from major crossword publications to ensure accuracy.
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77 Other Potential Answers
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Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
BOOAT
Hiss, as a villain
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 8, 2021
99%
BOOAT
Hiss, as a villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2021
8%
ERIK
"Black Panther" villain Killmonger
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 24, 2026
8%
ERIK
"Black Panther" villain Killmonger
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
8%
IAGO
"Othello" villain
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 22, 2026
8%
IAGO
"Othello" villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
8%
HADES
Disney villain with hair of blue flame
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 19, 2026
8%
HADES
Disney villain with hair of blue flame
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
8%
HAL
Sci-fi computer villain
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 13, 2026
8%
HAL
Sci-fi computer villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
8%
DASTARDLYDEEDS
Evil actions of a cartoon villain, e.g.
(14)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 4, 2026
8%
DASTARDLYDEEDS
Evil actions of a cartoon villain, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 4, 2026
8%
TWOFACE
Coin-flipping "Batman" villain
(7)
Universal Crossword
Apr 14, 2026
8%
TWOFACE
Coin-flipping "Batman" villain
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
8%
PENGUIN
"Batman" villain named after a black-and-white bird
(7)
Universal Crossword
Mar 12, 2026
8%
PENGUIN
"Batman" villain named after a black-and-white bird
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
8%
HANS
"Die Hard" villain Gruber
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 9, 2026
8%
HANS
"Die Hard" villain Gruber
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
8%
ERNST
___ Stavro Blofeld (Bond villain)
(5)
Universal Crossword
Feb 5, 2026
8%
ERNST
___ Stavro Blofeld (Bond villain)
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
8%
DRNO
Bond villain with an underwater lair
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 1, 2026
8%
DRNO
Bond villain with an underwater lair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
8%
PSST
Attention-getting hiss
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 28, 2026
8%
PSST
Attention-getting hiss
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 28, 2026
8%
LEX
DC villain Luthor
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 25, 2025
8%
LEX
DC villain Luthor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 25, 2025
8%
MALEFICENT
"Sleeping Beauty" villain whose name means "doing evil"
(10)
Universal Crossword
Dec 21, 2025
8%
MALEFICENT
"Sleeping Beauty" villain whose name means "doing evil"
Universal Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
8%
VADER
"Star Wars" villain
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 10, 2025
8%
VADER
"Star Wars" villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
8%
DOC
__ Hopper: "The Muppet Movie" villain
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 23, 2025
8%
DOC
__ Hopper: "The Muppet Movie" villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
8%
URSULA
Disney villain with a garden of trapped merpeople
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 23, 2025
8%
URSULA
Disney villain with a garden of trapped merpeople
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
8%
HEEP
"David Copperfield" villain
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 11, 2025
8%
HEEP
"David Copperfield" villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
8%
SID
"Toy Story" villain
(3)
Universal Crossword
Sep 2, 2025
8%
SID
"Toy Story" villain
Universal Crossword · Sep 2, 2025
8%
WARIO
Nintendo villain
(5)
Universal Crossword
Aug 1, 2025
8%
WARIO
Nintendo villain
Universal Crossword · Aug 1, 2025
8%
ESME
"A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain __ Squalor
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 28, 2025
8%
ESME
"A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain __ Squalor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2025
8%
SCAR
Disney villain
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 28, 2025
8%
SCAR
Disney villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2025
8%
HISS
Greet the villain
(4)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Mar 21, 2025
8%
HISS
Greet the villain
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 21, 2025
8%
JABBA
“Star Wars” villain
(5)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Mar 19, 2025
8%
JABBA
“Star Wars” villain
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 19, 2025
8%
GASTON
"Beauty and the Beast" villain
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 16, 2025
8%
GASTON
"Beauty and the Beast" villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2025
8%
MAGNETO
“X-Men” villain
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Feb 24, 2025
8%
MAGNETO
“X-Men” villain
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 24, 2025
8%
KHAN
“Star Trek II” villain
(4)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Feb 13, 2025
8%
KHAN
“Star Trek II” villain
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 13, 2025
8%
SLASHER
Horror film villain
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jan 17, 2025
8%
SLASHER
Horror film villain
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 17, 2025
8%
URIAH
Dickens villain Heep
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 18, 2024
8%
URIAH
Dickens villain Heep
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 18, 2024
8%
BLOB
Amorphous sci-fi villain
(4)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Nov 4, 2024
8%
BLOB
Amorphous sci-fi villain
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Nov 4, 2024
8%
JAFAR
“Aladdin” villain
(5)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Oct 22, 2024
8%
JAFAR
“Aladdin” villain
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Oct 22, 2024
8%
MRHYDE
Stevenson villain
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 29, 2024
8%
MRHYDE
Stevenson villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2024
8%
KYLO
“Star Wars” villain Ren
(4)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Aug 31, 2024
8%
KYLO
“Star Wars” villain Ren
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Aug 31, 2024
8%
THANOS
Marvel villain who said, "I am inevitable"
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 28, 2024
8%
THANOS
Marvel villain who said, "I am inevitable"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2024
8%
KYLOREN
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" villain
(7)
Universal Crossword
Jul 17, 2024
8%
KYLOREN
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" villain
Universal Crossword · Jul 17, 2024
8%
OPERA
Musical work whose villain is usually a 12-Down
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jun 5, 2024
8%
OPERA
Musical work whose villain is usually a 12-Down
Universal Crossword · Jun 5, 2024
8%
BANDITO
Old Western villain
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Mar 16, 2024
8%
BANDITO
Old Western villain
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 16, 2024
8%
CRUELLA
"101 Dalmatians" villain de Vil
(7)
Universal Crossword
Mar 11, 2024
8%
CRUELLA
"101 Dalmatians" villain de Vil
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2024
8%
GUS
"Breaking Bad" villain Fring
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 3, 2024
8%
GUS
"Breaking Bad" villain Fring
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 3, 2024
8%
REN
Kylo __: "The Last Jedi" villain
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 26, 2024
8%
REN
Kylo __: "The Last Jedi" villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2024
8%
DECEPTICON
Subversive "Transformers" villain
(10)
Universal Crossword
Jan 20, 2024
8%
DECEPTICON
Subversive "Transformers" villain
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2024
8%
UNDERMINER
"The Incredibles" villain likely inspired by Marvel Comics' Mole Man
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 23, 2023
8%
UNDERMINER
"The Incredibles" villain likely inspired by Marvel Comics' Mole Man
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2023
8%
EVILPLAN
Scheme cooked up by a film villain
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 23, 2023
8%
EVILPLAN
Scheme cooked up by a film villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2023
8%
GRU
"Despicable Me" villain
(3)
Universal Crossword
May 14, 2023
8%
GRU
"Despicable Me" villain
Universal Crossword · May 14, 2023
8%
HANNIBALLECTER
"The Silence of the Lambs" villain
(14)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 2, 2023
8%
HANNIBALLECTER
"The Silence of the Lambs" villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 2, 2023
8%
TROLL
Fantasy villain
(5)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Apr 12, 2023
8%
TROLL
Fantasy villain
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 12, 2023
8%
CALCULATING
Like a cold, ruthless villain
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 24, 2023
8%
CALCULATING
Like a cold, ruthless villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 24, 2023
8%
ABRA
___ Kadabra (comics villain)
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 16, 2023
8%
ABRA
___ Kadabra (comics villain)
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2023
8%
THESIREN
Alter ego of "Batman" villain Lorelei Circe
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 9, 2023
8%
THESIREN
Alter ego of "Batman" villain Lorelei Circe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 9, 2023
8%
THEBIGBADWOLF
Storybook villain
(13)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Jan 25, 2023
8%
THEBIGBADWOLF
Storybook villain
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jan 25, 2023
8%
ORIGINSTORY
Narrative that may explain how a villain turned evil, or what's found at the start of 17-, 23-, 38- or 51-Across
(11)
Universal Crossword
Oct 10, 2022
8%
ORIGINSTORY
Narrative that may explain how a villain turned evil, or what's found at the start of 17-, 23-, 38- or 51-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 10, 2022
8%
NOID
Revived villain in Domino's ads, with "the"
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 29, 2022
8%
NOID
Revived villain in Domino's ads, with "the"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2022
8%
HENCHMAN
Guy who assists a villain
(8)
Universal Crossword
May 9, 2022
8%
HENCHMAN
Guy who assists a villain
Universal Crossword · May 9, 2022
8%
BOOED
"Cheered" for the villain
(5)
Universal Crossword
Apr 25, 2022
8%
BOOED
"Cheered" for the villain
Universal Crossword · Apr 25, 2022
8%
OGRE
"Ella Enchanted" villain
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 5, 2022
8%
OGRE
"Ella Enchanted" villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2022
8%
NITTI
“The Untouchables” villain
(5)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Dec 23, 2021
8%
NITTI
“The Untouchables” villain
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 23, 2021
1%
THEBIRDS
Hitchcock film with nonhuman villains
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 31, 2026
1%
THEBIRDS
Hitchcock film with nonhuman villains
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
ETS
Some sci-fi villains
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 15, 2026
1%
ETS
Some sci-fi villains
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
1%
EVIL
Like supervillains
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 23, 2026
1%
EVIL
Like supervillains
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
1%
BOOS
__ and hisses
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 29, 2026
1%
BOOS
__ and hisses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
1%
MINEALLMINE
Greedy villain's outburst
(11)
Universal Crossword
Mar 22, 2026
1%
MINEALLMINE
Greedy villain's outburst
Universal Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
1%
IRINA
___ Spalko ("Indiana Jones" villainess)
(5)
Universal Crossword
Aug 19, 2025
1%
IRINA
___ Spalko ("Indiana Jones" villainess)
Universal Crossword · Aug 19, 2025
1%
SECRETLAIRS
Supervillains' hideouts, perhaps
(11)
Universal Crossword
Jul 23, 2025
1%
SECRETLAIRS
Supervillains' hideouts, perhaps
Universal Crossword · Jul 23, 2025
1%
LAIRS
Places where villains plot
(5)
Universal Crossword
Feb 1, 2025
1%
LAIRS
Places where villains plot
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2025
1%
LISP
Condition whose therapy may include hissing like a snake
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 21, 2024
1%
LISP
Condition whose therapy may include hissing like a snake
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2024
1%
FALLENHERO
Protagonist who turns villainous
(10)
Universal Crossword
Dec 8, 2024
1%
FALLENHERO
Protagonist who turns villainous
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2024
1%
ORCS
Tolkien villains
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 24, 2024
1%
ORCS
Tolkien villains
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 24, 2024
1%
GREENGOBLIN
Marvel Comics supervillain, or a creature made up of 16-, 29-, 34-, and 40-Across?
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 20, 2023
1%
GREENGOBLIN
Marvel Comics supervillain, or a creature made up of 16-, 29-, 34-, and 40-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2023
1%
NATASHA
“Rocky and Bullwinkle” villainess
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
May 21, 2023
1%
NATASHA
“Rocky and Bullwinkle” villainess
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 21, 2023
1%
PAPERMARIO
Nintendo franchise whose villains include an origami king
(10)
Universal Crossword
Apr 15, 2023
1%
PAPERMARIO
Nintendo franchise whose villains include an origami king
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2023
1%
DOCTORDOOM
*Marvel supervillain who created deadly robot clones of himself
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 20, 2022
1%
DOCTORDOOM
*Marvel supervillain who created deadly robot clones of himself
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2022
1%
BRAINIAC
Super smart person, or a DC supervillain
(8)
Universal Crossword
Oct 27, 2022
1%
BRAINIAC
Super smart person, or a DC supervillain
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2022
1%
AIR
It hisses as it leaks
(3)
Universal Crossword
Sep 26, 2022
1%
AIR
It hisses as it leaks
Universal Crossword · Sep 26, 2022
1%
GETEM
"Catch those villains!"
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 18, 2022
1%
GETEM
"Catch those villains!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2022
1%
SIBILATE
Utter with a hissing sound
(8)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Jun 12, 2022
1%
SIBILATE
Utter with a hissing sound
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jun 12, 2022
1%
INHERE
Hider's hissed revelation
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 17, 2022
1%
INHERE
Hider's hissed revelation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 17, 2022
1%
EVILGENIUS
Supersmart supervillain
(10)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Oct 3, 2021
1%
EVILGENIUS
Supersmart supervillain
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 3, 2021
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Hiss, as a villain" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 77 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is BOOAT (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Hiss, as a villain"?
The best answer for "Hiss, as a villain" is BOOAT with 5 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Hiss, as a villain" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword.
It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on June 8, 2021.