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 New York Times in 2022.
One-ups crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BESTS | 53 % | 5 |
| TRUMPS | 18 % | 6 |
| TOPS | 12 % | 4 |
| OUTDOES | 12 % | 7 |
| GETSTHEBETTEROF | 6 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: One-ups
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- give up
- make up
- chin
- chin up
- take up
- balance
- ego
- fling
- ship
- twenty
- vicissitude
- adult
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 TRUMPS
- Ranking suit, after the bidding
- Spades in a four-spades bridge contract, say
- One-ups
- Outdoes
- Surpasses
- Gets the better of
- Outdoes.
- Good bridge cards.
- Concocts, with "up"
- Plays a powerful card
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