Loses on purpose?
The crossword clue "Loses on purpose?" is answered by DIETS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2006. 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
DIETS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIETS answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2006. 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.
- THROWS (4 uses in xd)
- TAKESADIVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DIETS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIETS, most used first.
- Counts calories - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Regimens - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Tries to lose - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Cuts calories - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
- Weight-loss plans - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Losing propositions? - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Eating regimens - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Food plans - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Food regimens - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Losing plans - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Fare reductions - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Fare plans - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Girth control methods? - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Losing schemes - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Losing ventures? - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Loses it - SNAPS, used 59 times
- Loses color - PALES, used 56 times
- Loses traction - SKIDS, used 44 times
- Loses color - FADES, used 41 times
- Find a new purpose for - REUSE, used 32 times
- Serving a purpose - UTILE, used 31 times
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