Torn and tattered
The crossword clue "Torn and tattered" is answered by RATTY, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RATTY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RATTY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RATTY
Every other clue in this collection answered by RATTY, most used first.
- Run-down - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Shabby - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Dilapidated - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Tattered and torn - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Tattered - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Threadbare - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Unkempt - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Wretched - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
- Well-worn - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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