The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SCRATCHED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1989.
Out of the race crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCRATCHED | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Out of the race
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stay
- staying
- stays
- beat
- distance
- shell
- start
- tout
- track
- trounce
- crush
- vanquish
Crossword Answer definitions
SCRATCHED verb- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- To dig or excavate with the claws.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- Produced by scratching.
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