Prevents
The crossword clue "Prevents" is answered by DETERS, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DETERS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DETERS answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 6 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.
- FORESTALLS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for DETERS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DETERS, most used first.
- Discourages - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Dissuades - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Hinders - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Hampers - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Scares off - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Checks - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Tries to prevent - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Puts off - used 7 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.
- Prevents - AVERTS, used 15 times
- Prevents, legally - ESTOPS, used 12 times
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