The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROTS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Goes bad crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROTS | 76 % | 4 |
| SOURS | 8 % | 5 |
| SPOILS | 8 % | 6 |
| TURNS | 4 % | 5 |
| DECAYS | 1 % | 6 |
| CURDLES | 1 % | 7 |
| STALES | 1 % | 6 |
| DEGRADES | 1 % | 8 |
Why may ROTS be the right solution?
The answer "ROTS" fits the clue "Goes bad" because it refers to the process of decaying or decomposing, which is commonly associated with things going bad or spoiling.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Goes bad
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spoils
- rots
- decays
- prey
- booty
- souvenir
- spoil
- loot
- fang
- rifle
- raiding
- boot
Crossword Answer definitions
ROTS noun- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- Decaying matter.
- Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- Verbal nonsense.
- To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- To decline in function or utility.
- To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
- To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- To talk nonsense.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ROTS
More clues leading to the result SOURS
- Goes bad
- Turns, in a sense
- Turns, as milk
- Turns
- Whiskey concoctions
- Goes bad, as milk
- Whiskey cocktails
- Turns bad
- Whiskey drinks
- Rots
More clues leading to the result SPOILS
- Victor's get
- Goes bad
- Gets rotten
- Gives away plot points, say
- Turns bad, or is too good to
- Loot taken in war
- Winners' take
- Booty
- Doesn't keep
- Becomes inedible
More clues leading to the result TURNS
- Dance maneuvers
- Goes sour
- Rolls over
- Sorry! attempts?
- Rotates
- Zig and zag
- Chances to play
- Revolutions
- They're taken in checkers
- Changes color
More clues leading to the result DECAYS
- Goes to pot
- Breaks down
- Goes to seed
- Goes bad
- Deteriorates
- Turns to compost
- Spoils
- Rots
- Goes downhill
- Molds, e.g.
More clues leading to the result CURDLES
More clues leading to the result STALES
- Loses freshness
- Gets hard, as bread
- Gets rock hard, as buns
- Goes uneaten too long
- Goes flat
- Grows old, as a joke
- Goes bad
- Gets old
- Becomes trite.
- Grows boring.