Disturbance of the peace

The answer

RIOT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIOT answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for RIOT

Every other clue in this collection answered by RIOT, most used first.

• Hilarious person - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
• Barrel of laughs - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Laugh-a-minute - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Mob scene - used 56 times, most recently in 2025
• Very funny person - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Knee-slapper - used 41 times, most recently in 2021
• Real hoot - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Funny person - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Uprising - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
• Laughfest - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Melee - used 29 times, most recently in 2019
• Tumult - used 28 times, most recently in 1996
• Laugh-a-minute type - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Hoot - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Uproar - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Mob action - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
• Scream - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Run amok - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Public disturbance - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Disturbance - used 20 times, most recently in 2003
• Mob revolt - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Sidesplitter - used 20 times, most recently in 2019
• Free-for-all - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Civil disturbance - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Funny fellow - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Laugh-a-minute sort - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Donnybrook - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Prison uprising - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• Hilarious sort - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Public disorder - used 14 times, most recently in 2009
• Civil uprising - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Disorder - used 13 times, most recently in 1995
• Kind of squad - used 13 times, most recently in 2004
• Total hoot - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Public uprising - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Violent protest - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Brilliant display - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Wild time - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Word with act or gear - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Brawl - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Hilarious fellow - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Laugh and a half - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Profusion - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Read the ___ act - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Real scream - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Really funny person - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Run rampant - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Urban disturbance - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Haymarket Square event - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
• Vivid display - used 9 times, most recently in 2001
• Civil disorder - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Civil unrest - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Hilarious one - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Run __ - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Urban uprising - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Very funny one - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Funny one - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Hoot and a half - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Laugh ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Life of the party - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Mob melee - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Quite a card - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Thigh-slapper - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Turbulent scene - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Very funny fellow - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Warden's fear - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Wild disorder - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• ___ Act. - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Laugh-fest - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Mob violence - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• One way to run - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• "Party All Night" metal band Quiet ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Prison outbreak - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Protest gone bad - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Quiet ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Real comedian - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Real knee-slapper - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Urban unrest - used 6 times, most recently in 2007

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• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
• Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times

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