Tedious way to learn

The answer

ROTE

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ROTE

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

• Learning method - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
• Repetitive learning method - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Learn by __; memorize - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
• Memory method - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Memorization method - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Mechanical repetition - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
• Repetitive learning - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Repetition - used 34 times, most recently in 2021
• Mechanical learning - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
• Memorization - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Routine - used 29 times, most recently in 2009
• Learning by repetition - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Surf sound - used 23 times, most recently in 2006
• Mechanical learning method - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Fixed course - used 19 times, most recently in 2006
• Learning style - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• Learning by memorization - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Memory - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Mechanical memorization - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Mechanical method - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• By ___ (from memory) - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Fixed procedure - used 11 times, most recently in 2006
• Boring way to learn - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Mechanical routine - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Learn by ___ - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Memorizing process - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Mindless repetition - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• One way to learn - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Set system - used 9 times, most recently in 1996
• Unthinking repetition - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Automatic - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Fixed routine - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Sound of surf - used 8 times, most recently in 1995
• Kyle of football - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
• __ learning - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Learning technique - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Mechanical - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Memorization technique - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Sound of the surf - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
• Dull routine - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Memorization by repetition - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Monotonous learning - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Old school method - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Repetitive learning technique - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Repetitive routine - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Routine learning - used 6 times, most recently in 2006

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