CERTS RIVAL is a term used to refer to four different types of breath mints: Clorets (7 letters), TicTac (6 letters), TicTacs (7 letters) and Minty (5 letters). Clorets are a type of breath mint that has been around since the 1950s, while TicTac and TicTacs are both popular brands of breath mints that have been around since the 1970s. Minty is a newer brand of breath mint that was introduced in the 2000s. All four of these breath mints are considered rivals of CERTS, a popular brand of breath mints that has been around since the 1940s.