The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LICKS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Soundly defeats crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LICKS | 33 % | 5 |
| SKUNKS | 33 % | 6 |
| ROUTS | 33 % | 5 |
Why may LICKS be the right solution?
"LICKS" can mean to soundly defeat or beat someone in a competition or fight. It is a common slang term used in this context.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Soundly defeats
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- routs
- crushes
- annihilates
- decimates
- baste
- batter
- bury
- cane
- clobber
- cream
- demolish
- demolished
Crossword Answer definitions
LICKS noun- The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
- The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
- A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
- A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
- A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
- A stroke or blow.
- A small amount; a whit.
- An attempt at something.
- A short motif.
- A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
- An act of cunnilingus.
- To stroke with the tongue.
- To lap; to take in with the tongue.
- To beat with repeated blows.
- To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
- To overcome.
- To perform cunnilingus.
- To do anything partially.
- (of flame, waves etc.) To lap.
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 LICKS
- Trounces
- Defeats
- Jazzy phrases
- Ice-cream tastes
- Guitar riffs
- Beats soundly
- Beats up
- Whips
- The home team gets the last ones
- Enjoys, as an ice cream cone
More clues leading to the result SKUNKS
- "Mephitis" members
- Shuts out, in slang
- Striped stinkers
- Real stinkers?
- Bushy-tailed mammals.
- They may raise a big stink
- Polecats
- Obnoxious people
- Shuts out
- Trounces