Answer to "Contest" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RACE , but the solution may also be ARGUE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).

Contest crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
RACE23 %4
VIE17 %3
BOUT10 %4
AGON10 %4
MATCH9 %5
DUEL9 %4
ARGUE6 %5
STRUGGLE3 %8
MEET3 %4
OPPOSE3 %6
MATCHUP1 %7
TUGOFWAR1 %8
BATTLE1 %6
GAME1 %4
TOURNEY1 %7
BEE1 %3

Why may ARGUE be the right solution?

"Contest" can refer to a disagreement or argument between two parties, making "ARGUE" a fitting answer.

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contest

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • competition
  • contend
  • repugn
  • sweepstakes
  • competitions
  • duel
  • challenge
  • battle
  • fight
  • quiz
  • appeal
  • event

Crossword Answer definitions

RACE noun
  1. A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins
  2. Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
  3. A race condition.
  4. A progressive movement toward a goal.
  5. A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
  6. A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.
  7. Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.
  8. The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
RACE verb
  1. To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
  2. To compete against in such a race.
  3. To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
  4. Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
RACE noun
  1. A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:
  2. A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; an informal term for a subspecies.
  3. A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
  4. A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
  5. Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.
  6. Characteristic quality or disposition.
RACE verb
  1. To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
RACE noun
  1. A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
RACE verb
  1. To demolish; to level to the ground.
  2. To scrape as if with a razor.

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