Scares off
The crossword clue "Scares off" is answered by DETERS, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 7 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 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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
- 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
- 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.
- Tips off - ALERTS, used 50 times
- Wards off - AVERTS, used 46 times
- Off course - ERRANT, used 41 times
- Show off - FLAUNT, used 38 times
- Off course - ASTRAY, used 37 times
- Off the mark - ERRANT, used 34 times
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