The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TIE , but the solution may also be TIE GAME which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
No-win situation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TIE | 69 % | 3 |
| DRAW | 17 % | 4 |
| STALEMATE | 5 % | 9 |
| IMPASSE | 2 % | 7 |
| WASH | 1 % | 4 |
| MEXICANSTANDOFF | 1 % | 15 |
| TIESCORE | 1 % | 8 |
| TIE GAME | 1 % | 8 |
| TIEGAME | 1 % | 7 |
Why may WASH be the right solution?
The answer "WASH" fits the clue "No-win situation" because it refers to a situation where one cannot achieve a favorable outcome, similar to when two opposing forces cancel each other out, resulting in a "wash" or a tie.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: No-win situation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unwinnable
- helplessness
- unsuccessful
- no good
- ineffectiveness
- lost cause
- stalemate
- disadvantage
- nonfunctioning
- powerlessness
- not applicable
- predicaments
Crossword Answer definitions
TIE noun- A knot; a fastening.
- A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
- The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
- A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
- A strong connection between people or groups of people.
- A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
- A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
- The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
- A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
- A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
- One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
- A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
- A connection between two vertices.
- A tiewig.
- To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
- To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
- To secure (something) by string or the like.
- To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
- To believe; to credit.
- In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead.
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 TIE
- Cause of overtime
- One to one, e.g.
- Overtime cause
- Popular Father's Day gift
- Sudden-death causer
- Usual tic-tac-toe outcome
- 17-17, e.g.
- Affiliation
- All even
- Ascot, essentially
More clues leading to the result DRAW
- Gunslinger's shout
- Inducement
- Oater challenge
- Sketch
- Take lots?
- Enticement
- Limn
- Move for Earp
- No-win situation
- Get even?
More clues leading to the result STALEMATE
- Tie for Kasparov
- Deadlock
- Bring to a standstill
- No-win situation
- Impasse
- Standoff
- Chess outcome
- Endgame result, sometimes
- Impasse.
- One of the U. N. headaches.
More clues leading to the result IMPASSE
- No-win situation
- Dead end
- Deadlock
- Standoff
- Negotiators might reach one
- Position with no obvious way out
- Stalemate
- Gridlock
- Negotiation situation
- Stalemated situation
More clues leading to the result WASH
- Clean with water
- Pass muster
- Scrub clean
- Clothes in a basket, say
- It's often left out to dry
- Load of laundry
- Wear's partner
- Weekly chore (or daily, if you have a toddler like me)
- Launder
- Thin coat of ink
More clues leading to the result MEXICANSTANDOFF
More clues leading to the result TIESCORE
- 1-1, for one
- 2-all, e.g
- Overtime cause
- Reason for overtime
- This means extra innings.
- Cause of extra innings.
- All square.
- Possible hockey outcome.
- Deuce, e.g.
- 20-20, e.g.