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 (2021 in New York Times).
Beat (out) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOSED | 40 % | 5 |
| EDGE | 40 % | 4 |
| ONEUP | 10 % | 5 |
| EDGED | 10 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beat (out)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tap out
- beat
- trounce
- crush
- vanquish
- thump out
- bongo
- tattoo
- tambourine
- tam-tam
- drum
- beat time
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 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
More clues leading to the result ONEUP
- Outdo
- Keeping a step ahead
- Get competitive with
- Beat at H.O.R.S.E.
- Video game extender
- Marginally ahead
- Barely ahead
- Just ahead
- Get the better of
- Formatted in a single column