Decides
The crossword clue "Decides" is answered by OPTS, a 4-letter entry. Used 91 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OPTS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPTS answer page.
Used 91 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 23 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ELECTS (4 uses in xd)
- SETTLES (2 uses in xd)
- DETERMINES (1 uses in xd)
- RESOLVES (1 uses in xd)
- RULESON (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OPTS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OPTS, most used first.
- Chooses - used 286 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes a choice - used 264 times, most recently in 2026
- Chooses, with "for" - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
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- Approximately - ORSO, used 489 times
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