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ROT

3 letters - 19 clues in this collection

ROT is a 3-letter crossword answer with 19 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 1,654 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

ROT

ROT

3Letters
19Clues in collection
1,654Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year

Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Every clue for ROT in this collection

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  • Go bad - used 373 times across 39 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Decay - used 253 times across 50 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Nonsense - used 168 times across 64 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Hogwash - used 113 times across 31 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Decompose - used 105 times across 29 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Balderdash - used 98 times across 47 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Deteriorate - used 77 times across 30 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Poppycock - used 72 times across 34 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Turn bad - used 71 times across 22 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Spoil - used 64 times across 32 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Baloney - used 42 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2021
  • Twaddle - used 39 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2022
  • Become inedible - used 36 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Bunk - used 27 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Malarkey - used 26 times across 23 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Bosh! - used 24 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2018
  • Become compost - used 23 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Rubbish - used 22 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Biodegrade - used 21 times across 9 distinct years, most recently in 2026

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  • RAN - 3 letters, 1,513 combined xd usages, 23 clues in this collection
  • RAE - 3 letters, 1,511 combined xd usages, 20 clues in this collection
  • RAT - 3 letters, 1,409 combined xd usages, 27 clues in this collection
  • RUE - 3 letters, 1,397 combined xd usages, 18 clues in this collection
  • RES - 3 letters, 1,321 combined xd usages, 15 clues in this collection
  • RHO - 3 letters, 1,308 combined xd usages, 18 clues in this collection
  • RIO - 3 letters, 1,263 combined xd usages, 20 clues in this collection

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