When root vegetables get old and tough and are not good to eat, you say they are ________.
| PETHY | 305 |
| WOODY | 238 |
| PITHY | 207 |
| TOUGH | 76 |
| STRINGY | 41 |
| DRIED UP | 26 |
| WITHERED | 25 |
| STRONG | 20 |
| SPOILED | 19 |
| ROTTEN | 17 |
| SHRIVELED | 13 |
| TOO OLD | 13 |
| NO GOOD | 12 |
| GONE BY | 11 |
| STALE | 11 |
| WILTED | 7 |
| DRIED OUT | 6 |
| OLD | 6 |
| TOO TOUGH | 6 |
| DRY | 4 |
| GONE TO SEED | 4 |
| HARD | 4 |
| OVERRIPE | 4 |
| PULPY | 4 |
| RUBBERY | 4 |
| CORKY | 3 |
| DRIED | 3 |
| LEATHERY | 3 |
| SHRIVELED UP | 3 |
| SPONGY | 3 |
| SWIVELED | 3 |
| TOO TOUGH TO EAT | 3 |
| COARSE | 2 |
| GARBAGE | 2 |
| GOING TO SEED | 2 |
| NOT GOOD | 2 |
| OLD AND TOUGH | 2 |
| SPOILT | 2 |
| SPROUTING | 2 |
| TOO HARD | 2 |
| WIZENED UP | 2 |
| WIZZLED | 2 |
| BEEN ON HAND TOO LONG | 1 |
| CAWKY | 1 |
| CHAFFY | 1 |
| CODDLED | 1 |
| CONKY | 1 |
| CORK | 1 |
| COW FEED | 1 |
| DECAYED | 1 |
| DETERIORATED | 1 |
| DISPOSABLE | 1 |
| DORMANT | 1 |
| DUE FOR THE GARBAGE | 1 |
| FIBROUS | 1 |
| FIT | 1 |
| FLAT | 1 |
| FOZY | 1 |
| GETTING BAD | 1 |
| GONE BAD | 1 |
| GONE PAST | 1 |
| GONE TO SEA | 1 |
| GOOD FOR THE STOCK | 1 |
| HOG FEED | 1 |
| HOLLOW | 1 |
| HOLZIG | 1 |
| HOT | 1 |
| LOADED UP | 1 |
| MEALY | 1 |
| MOLDY | 1 |
| NOT FITTIN’ TO EAT | 1 |
| OUT DONE | 1 |
| OVERGROWN | 1 |
| PAST BY | 1 |
| PAST THEIR GOODNESS | 1 |
| PEPPERY | 1 |
| PETHIFIED | 1 |
| PIG FEED | 1 |
| PITHISH | 1 |
| PITTY | 1 |
| PLUFFY | 1 |
| POOR | 1 |
| PUFFY | 1 |
| RANK | 1 |
| ROTTED | 1 |
| ROTTING | 1 |
| RUINED | 1 |
| RUINT | 1 |
| SAPPY | 1 |
| SEEDY | 1 |
| SHUCKY | 1 |
| SOGGY | 1 |
| SPOILING | 1 |
| SQUIZZLED UP | 1 |
| SWELLED | 1 |
| SWIVEL UP | 1 |
| TASTELESS | 1 |
| THEY HAVE A CORE | 1 |
| THROW-OUTS | 1 |
| TOO FAR GONE | 1 |
| TOO OLD TO EAT | 1 |
| TOO RIPE | 1 |
| TOO STRONG | 1 |
| TOUGH AND PITHY | 1 |
| TOUGH AND STRINGY | 1 |
| TOUGH AS LEATHER | 1 |
| TOUGH AS NAILS | 1 |
| TOUGHY | 1 |
| WEARY | 1 |
| WILTED UP | 1 |
| WILTERED | 1 |
| WITHERY | 1 |
| WOOD | 1 |
| WOODY-LIKE | 1 |
| WRINKLED | 1 |
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