Dissuade
The crossword clue "Dissuade" is answered by DETER, a 5-letter entry. Used 112 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DETER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DETER answer page.
Used 112 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DETER
Every other clue in this collection answered by DETER, most used first.
- Discourage - used 219 times, most recently in 2026
- Hinder - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Inhibit - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Prevent - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Ward off - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Scare off - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Hamper - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Put off - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
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