The clue "rotten" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on July 11, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "RANCID", a 6-letter word.
Solution RANCID is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution RANCID is 6 letters long. We have 63 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 378 solutions. The longest is STEEPED IN INIQUITY with 17 letters, and the shortest is UP with 2 letters.
Correct, clue "ROTTEN" is currently one of the top traffic spikes (detected on 03 Dec 2025). Clearly, many find it tricky to solve!
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Solutions are between 2 and 17 letters long.
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| Decomposing or decaying (6) | |
| Corrupt; decayed (6) | |
| Obviously decayed (6) | |
| Not fit to be eaten (6) | |
| Corrupt, decayed (6) | |
| Definitely not ripe (6) | |
| Very bad (6) | |
| Suffering from decay (6) | |