Muddy the waters
The crossword clue "Muddy the waters" is answered by ROIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ROIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROIL answer page.
Used 23 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ROIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROIL, most used first.
- Stir up - used 189 times, most recently in 2026
- Agitate - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
- Muddy up - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Disturb - used 54 times, most recently in 2025
- Churn up - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Vex - used 43 times, most recently in 2019
- Make muddy - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Irritate - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Churn - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- 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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