Timber problem
The crossword clue "Timber problem" is answered by DRYROT, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. 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
DRYROT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DRYROT answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DRYROT
Every other clue in this collection answered by DRYROT, most used first.
- Timber decay - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
- Wood decay - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
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.
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- "Am I the problem?" - ISITME, used 14 times
- Reception problem - STATIC, used 10 times
- Roof timber - RAFTER, used 10 times
- "Am I the problem here?" - ISITME, used 9 times
- Ear problem - OTITIS, used 8 times
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