Runs amok
The crossword clue "Runs amok" is answered by RIOTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RIOTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIOTS answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 7 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.
- RAMPAGES (5 uses in xd)
- GOESWILD (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for RIOTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIOTS, most used first.
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- Very funny people - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Hilarious people - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Laugh-a-minute folks - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Public uprisings - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Civil disturbances - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Hilarious folks - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Laugh-a-minute types - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Anarchic events - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Disturbances - used 8 times, most recently in 1988
- Major melees - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Funny folks - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Protests gone awry - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Unruly demonstrations - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Uproars - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Very funny folks - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Hilariously funny folks - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Knee-slappers - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Prison problems - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Violent protests - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Runs in neutral - IDLES, used 72 times
- Dry runs - TESTS, used 28 times
- Runs into - MEETS, used 28 times
- Runs away - FLEES, used 27 times
- Runs easily - LOPES, used 23 times
- Trial runs - TESTS, used 20 times
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