Puts off
The crossword clue "Puts off" is answered by DETERS, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. 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 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. 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.
- DISCOURAGES (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
- Prevents - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Tries to prevent - used 10 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.
- Puts up - ERECTS, used 185 times
- Tips off - ALERTS, used 50 times
- Wards off - AVERTS, used 46 times
- Off course - ERRANT, used 41 times
- Puts up with - ABIDES, used 40 times
- Show off - FLAUNT, used 38 times
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