Keeps from happening

The answer

AVERTS

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVERTS answer page.

Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 5 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.

• BLOCKS (1 uses in xd)
• PREVENTS (1 uses in xd)
• STEMS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for AVERTS

Every other clue in this collection answered by AVERTS, most used first.

• Wards off - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Turns away - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
• Heads off - used 18 times, most recently in 2020
• Prevents - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Staves off - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Turns aside - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Forestalls - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• Deflects - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Fends off - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Dodges - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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.

• From that place - THENCE, used 29 times
• Present from birth - INNATE, used 28 times
• From what place - WHENCE, used 26 times
• Say from memory - RECITE, used 25 times
• Remove from office - UNSEAT, used 22 times
• Attack from the air - STRAFE, used 21 times

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