The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word VIE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Compete crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VIE | 94 % | 3 |
| RACE | 1 % | 4 |
| RIVAL | 1 % | 5 |
| EMULATE | 1 % | 7 |
| RUN | 0 % | 3 |
| GOFORTHEGOLD | 0 % | 12 |
| EGOS | 0 % | 4 |
| STRIVE | 0 % | 6 |
Why may VIE be the right solution?
The answer "VIE" is the right solution for the clue "Compete" because "vie" means to compete or contend with others in a competition or rivalry.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Compete
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- vie
- contend
- competition
- rivalry
- rival
- competitive
- competitiveness
- fight
- strive
- conquer
- argue
- contest
Crossword Answer definitions
VIE noun- A contest.
- To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
- To rival (something), etc.
- To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
- To stake; to wager.
- To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
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 VIE
More clues leading to the result RACE
- 440 or marathon
- Daytona event
- Indy, for one
- Marathon
- Meet event
- It may be three-legged
- Mile or 10K
- Compete
- Compete with Unser
- Indy 500
More clues leading to the result RIVAL
- Alpo competitor
- Be a match for
- Competitor
- Eton to Harrow, for example
- Alamo, to Avis
- Lock horns
- Oppose
- Gladstone, to Disraeli
- Challenger
- Djokovic, to Federer
More clues leading to the result EMULATE
More clues leading to the result RUN
- Duration
- Compete in a race
- Flow
- Turn tail
- Beat a retreat
- Get cracking
- Series, in cards
- Go office-hunting?
- "___ and Tell That" ("Hairspray" song)
- Do like Santorum
More clues leading to the result GOFORTHEGOLD
More clues leading to the result EGOS
- Freudian concerns
- Freudian topics
- Head swellers
- Inflatable items, perhaps
- Many stars have big ones
- Much-bruised items
- Psyches
- They're often inflated
- Braggarts have big ones
- Central parts of the psyche