The term 'EVIL' has two crossword solutions: an anagram and a synonym. An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase, and a synonym is a word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase. The anagram of 'EVIL' is 'VILE, ' which has four letters. VILE is defined as morally reprehensible or offensive, and is thus a fitting synonym for EVIL.