ROT Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 226 solutions for 'ROT' with 2 to 23 letters.
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The clue "rot" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on December 20, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "DECAY", a 5-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
ROT with 2 letters
GO
2
ROT with 3 letters
BOP
3
GAB
3
GAS
3
GUP
3
PIP
3
PUS
3
RET
3
ROT with 4 letters
BLAH
4
BOSH
4
BULL
4
BUNK
4
COCK
4
CRAP
4
FUST
4
GOOK
4
GUFF
4
LOCO
4
MESS
4
MOLD
4
MOTH
4
MUCK
4
MUST
4
PEST
4
REEK
4
RUST
4
SCAT
4
SCUZ
4
SHIT
4
SINK
4
SMUT
4
SNOT
4
TOSH
4
TURN
4
VICE
4
WARP
4
WIND
4
WORM
4
ROT with 5 letters
ADDLE
5
BILGE
5
BLAST
5
DECAY ⭐
5
ERODE
5
FETOR
5
FILTH
5
FUDGE
5
GAPES
5
GO BAD
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GO OFF
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GOBAD ⭐
5
HOKUM
5
HOOEY
5
MANGE
5
MOULD
5
MUCUS
5
ODOUR
5
SCURF
5
SLIME
5
SMELL
5
SPOIL
5
STAIN
5
STINK
5
STUFF
5
SWILL
5
TAINT
5
TRASH
5
TRIPE
5
ROT with 6 letters
BLIGHT
6
BUNKUM
6
BUSHWA
6
CANCER
6
CANKER
6
CARIES
6
DEBASE
6
DRIVEL ⭐
6
DRY ROT
6
FESTER
6
FUNGUS
6
FURFUR
6
HEAVES
6
HOT AIR
6
HUMBUG
6
JARGON
6
MIASMA
6
MILDEW
6
MOLDER
6
MOULDY
6
ORDURE
6
PERISH ⭐
6
PIFFLE
6
RABIES
6
RANKLE
6
SLOUGH
6
SORDES
6
STENCH
6
WORSEN
6
ROT with 7 letters
ANTHRAX
7
BALONEY
7
BIGHEAD
7
BLARNEY
7

Top answers for ROT crossword clue from newspapers

DECAY
PERISH
GOBAD
GOTOWASTE
DRIVEL
DECOMPOSE

Anagrams of rot

ORT TOR

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Solution DECAY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution DECAY is 5 letters long. We have 28 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "ROT"?

There are 226 solutions. The longest is MALIGNANT CATARRHAL FEVER with 23 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 23 letters long.

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‘ROT’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘ROT’ is the solution:
Clue Answer
Biodegrade, say (3)
rot
Become decayed (3)
Become inedible, in a way (3)
Decompose naturally (3)
Turn bad (3)
Become compost (3)
"Balderdash!" (3)
Turn to mush (3)
Decay (3)
"Stuff and nonsense!" (3)
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