The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NOSED , but the solution may also be EDGE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Universal uClick).
Barely beat, with "out" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOSED | 41 % | 5 |
| NOSE | 29 % | 4 |
| EDGE | 18 % | 4 |
| EDGED | 12 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Barely beat, with "out"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- edge
- nosed
- edged
- nip
- make
- scratch
- tattoo
- tattooed
- thrash
- whip
- drum
- beats
Crossword Answer definitions
NOSED verb- To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- To snoop.
- To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
- To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
- To furnish with a nose.
- To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
- (in combination) Having some specific type of nose.
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 NOSED
- Nuzzled
- Snooped
- Star-__ mole
- Poked one's proboscis in
- Snooped (around)
- Barely defeated, with "out"
- Beat (out)
- __ out (narrowly defeated)
- Got inquisitive
- Hard-__ (tough)
More clues leading to the result NOSE
- Pinocchio's lie detector
- Rhinoplasty site
- Winning margin
- Margin of victory, sometimes
- Schnozzola
- Small winning margin
- Sniff around
- Bridge site
- Plane part
- Sniff out
More clues leading to the result EDGE
- "The ___ of Night"
- "The ____ Of Night"
- "The ____ of Night" (TV soap)
- Advantage
- Boundary line
- Brink
- Creep
- Favorable advantage
- Keenness
- Word in a Maugham title