The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MATED , but the solution may also be OUTVOTE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Beat, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MATED | 29 % | 5 |
| OUTVOTE | 29 % | 7 |
| FLAIL | 14 % | 5 |
| SCOOP | 14 % | 5 |
| CANED | 14 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beat, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bushwhack
- abate
- abating
- advance
- attack
- bate
- battle
- beaten
- beats
- beetle
- beetling
- belt
Crossword Answer definitions
MATED verb- To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
- (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
- To match, fit together without space between.
- To copulate.
- To pair in order to raise offspring
- To arrange in matched pairs.
- To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- (of an animal) To copulate with.
- To marry; to match (a person).
- To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- To fit (objects) together without space between.
- To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
- To confuse; to confound.
- Fitted together or interlocked
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 MATED
- Sorted the socks
- Whipped at chess
- Got hitched
- Beat Magnus Carlsen
- Defeated at chess
- Beaten in chess
- Won with QxN, e.g.
- Partnered
- Victimized with one's endgame, say
- Paired
More clues leading to the result OUTVOTE
- Best at the ballot box
- Beat at the ballot box
- Defeat by ballot
- Defeat at the polls
- Defeat, in a way
- Beat, in a way
- Defeat democratically
- Beat at the polls
- Best in the polls
- Beat in a race
More clues leading to the result FLAIL
- Use a switch
- Brandish
- Threshing tool
- Dance uncontrollably
- Struggle dramatically
- Wave wildly
- Swing your arms wildly
- Take wild swings
- Thrash
- Grain threshing tool
More clues leading to the result SCOOP
- Beat to the punch, newspaperwise
- Heavenly Hash serving
- News exclusive
- News hawk's goal
- Baskin-Robbins order
- Float necessity
- Oreo serving, say
- "Stop the presses" story
- Ice cream unit?
- Be first with the news