Quite a card

The answer

RIOT

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 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.

• CUTUP (1 uses in xd)

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
• 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
• Disturbance of the peace - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• 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

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.

• Not quite closed - AJAR, used 149 times
• Monopoly card - DEED, used 126 times
• Not quite shut - AJAR, used 110 times
• Low card - TREY, used 101 times
• Card game - SKAT, used 99 times
• Card game for three - SKAT, used 98 times

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