Downfall

The answer

RUIN

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

Used 57 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 15 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.

• DEMISE (36 uses in xd)
• BANE (18 uses in xd)
• DOOM (13 uses in xd)
• END (3 uses in xd)
• NEMESIS (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for RUIN

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

• Destroy - used 161 times, most recently in 2026
• Wreck - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Bankrupt - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
• Spoil - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Destruction - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
• Devastate - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Totally destroy - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Archaeological site - 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.

• ___ avis - RARA, used 650 times
• Costa ___ - RICA, used 436 times
• Depend (on) - RELY, used 417 times
• Harvest - REAP, used 415 times
• Pro ___ - RATA, used 411 times
• Make over - REDO, used 404 times

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