Breaks down
The crossword clue "Breaks down" is answered by ROTS, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 8 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 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 8 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.
- WEEPS (8 uses in xd)
- DECAYS (6 uses in xd)
- ANALYZES (3 uses in xd)
- DISMANTLES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROTS, most used first.
- Goes bad - used 226 times, most recently in 2026
- Decays - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
- Spoils - used 53 times, most recently in 2025
- Decomposes - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Deteriorates - used 47 times, most recently in 2022
- Becomes inedible - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Doesn't keep - used 22 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.
- Touched down - ALIT, used 243 times
- Pack down - TAMP, used 216 times
- Came down - ALIT, used 186 times
- Turn down - DENY, used 119 times
- Came down to earth - ALIT, used 115 times
- Stepped down - ALIT, used 108 times
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