The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DENY which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Prevent from scoring crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENY | 67 % | 4 |
| SKUNK | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prevent from scoring
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- defense
- blanking
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- save
- guard
- kill
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- goalkeeper
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Crossword Answer definitions
DENY verb- To disallow or reject.
- To assert that something is not true.
- (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
- To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
- To prevent from scoring.
- To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
- To refuse (to do or accept something).
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 DENY
- Just say no
- Refuse to believe
- Say it isn't so
- Turn down
- Gainsay
- Refuse to accept
- Refute
- Reject as false
- Repudiate
- Say (it) isn't so