Becomes inedible
The crossword clue "Becomes inedible" is answered by ROTS, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ROTS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROTS answer page.
Used 29 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 13 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.
- SPOILS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROTS, most used first.
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- Decays - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
- Decomposes - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
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