The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BESTS which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2021.
Defeats crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BESTS | 50 % | 5 |
| WORSTS | 19 % | 6 |
| ROUTS | 5 % | 5 |
| BEATS | 5 % | 5 |
| TOPS | 4 % | 4 |
| LOSSES | 4 % | 6 |
| UPENDS | 4 % | 6 |
| UPSETS | 1 % | 6 |
| WHIPS | 1 % | 5 |
| OVERCOMES | 1 % | 9 |
| SHOOTSDOWN | 1 % | 10 |
| LICKS | 1 % | 5 |
| SETS | 1 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defeats
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Crossword Answer definitions
BESTS noun- The supreme effort one can make, or has made.
- One's best behavior.
- The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.
- To surpass in skill or achievement.
- To beat in a contest
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 BESTS
More clues leading to the result WORSTS
- Some year-end lists
- Defeats
- Bottom-of-the-barrel items
- Bottom 10?
- Gets the better of
- Razzie Award winners
- Bests.
- Gains advantage over.
- Defeats.
- Gets the advantage of.
More clues leading to the result ROUTS
- Defeats in battle
- Drives away
- Thumpings
- Ballgame blowouts
- Easy hockey wins
- Lopsided wins
- Lopsided victories
- Defeats decisively
- Pummels on the field
- Clobbers
More clues leading to the result BEATS
- Cops' turfs
- Rhythmical units of time
- Rap producers creations
- Throbs
- Village poets
- Comes out ahead of
- Steals the prize from
- Wild "beast"?
- Gets the better of
- Finishes ahead of
More clues leading to the result TOPS
- Beats out
- First-rate
- Overshadows
- Dreidels, e.g.
- Some porn specialists
- Best parts of muffins, objectively
- Ranked highest
- Tees, e.g.
- Does better than
- Does one better than
More clues leading to the result LOSSES
- Legitimate deductions
- Sports-page stats
- Deficits
- Defeats
- Red ink entries
- They may be counted, cut, or recouped
- Red ink figures
- Red-ink amounts
- Sports column?
- Sports season statistic
More clues leading to the result UPENDS
More clues leading to the result UPSETS
- Surprise results
- Sports coups
- Surprise victories
- Discombobulates
- Games that surprise
- Unexpected defeats
- Tournament shockers
- Sports shockers
- They surprise oddsmakers
- Gives a fit
More clues leading to the result WHIPS
- Beats till fluffy
- S&M props
- Licorice candies
- Political party managers
- Political party officials
- Produces quickly, with "up"
- Defeats
- Beats
- Legislative bigwigs
- Legislative VIPs
More clues leading to the result OVERCOMES
More clues leading to the result SHOOTSDOWN
More clues leading to the result LICKS
- Trounces
- Defeats
- Jazzy phrases
- Ice-cream tastes
- Guitar riffs
- Beats soundly
- Beats up
- Whips
- The home team gets the last ones
- Enjoys, as an ice cream cone