The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ONEUPS , but the solution may also be WORSTS which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Gets the better of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONEUPS | 24 % | 6 |
| DEFEATS | 14 % | 7 |
| WORSTS | 14 % | 6 |
| BESTS | 14 % | 5 |
| ACESOUT | 14 % | 7 |
| OVERCOMES | 3 % | 9 |
| OUTFOXES | 3 % | 8 |
| BEATS | 3 % | 5 |
| TOPS | 3 % | 4 |
| OUTWITS | 3 % | 7 |
| TRUMPS | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gets the better of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- outwits
- defeats
- beats
- overcomes
- prevails
- improving
- improve
- improved
- improves
- increases
- victor
- age
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 ONEUPS
- Just tops
- Trumps
- Gets the better of
- Tops
- Outdoes
- Stays a step ahead of
- Betters
- Bests
- Surpasses
- Does better than
More clues leading to the result DEFEATS
- Votes down
- Conquers
- Gets the better of
- Takes down
- Vanquishes
- Overcomes in battle
- Outplays
- What Lohengrin does to Telramund.
- Circumvents.
- Frustrates.
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 BESTS
More clues leading to the result ACESOUT
- Gets the best of
- Gets the better of
- Cheats (of), slangily
- Defrauds (of), slangily
- Defrauds of, slangily
- Prevails against, in slang
- Beats easily
- Defeats easily
- Gets the better of, slangily
- Gets the best of, in slang
More clues leading to the result OVERCOMES
More clues leading to the result OUTFOXES
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 OUTWITS
- Gets the best of
- Beats one's brains in?
- Bests à la Sherlock Holmes
- Gets the jump on
- Gets the better of
- Circumvents.
- Exceeds in cleverness
- Bests in brainpower
- *Defeats mentally
- Hoodwinks