Deteriorates
The crossword clue "Deteriorates" is answered by ROTS, a 4-letter entry. Used 47 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 11 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 47 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 11 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.
- GOESTOPOT (7 uses in xd)
- WORSENS (6 uses in xd)
- DECAYS (3 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
- Becomes inedible - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Breaks down - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Doesn't keep - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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