Takes turns
The crossword clue "Takes turns" is answered by ROTATES, a 7-letter entry. Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ROTATES
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROTATES answer page.
Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 5 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.
- GYRATES (3 uses in xd)
- PIVOTS (1 uses in xd)
- TWIRLS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROTATES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROTATES, most used first.
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.
- Took turns - ROTATED, used 26 times
- Takes into custody - ARRESTS, used 24 times
- Takes for granted - ASSUMES, used 22 times
- Takes umbrage - RESENTS, used 20 times
- Takes back - RECANTS, used 19 times
- Takes out - DELETES, used 19 times
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