The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TOPS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2019.
Surpasses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOPS | 22 % | 4 |
| CAPS | 14 % | 4 |
| BESTS | 12 % | 5 |
| OUTDOES | 10 % | 7 |
| EXCEEDS | 10 % | 7 |
| ECLIPSES | 8 % | 8 |
| TRUMPS | 6 % | 6 |
| EXCELS | 6 % | 6 |
| OUTPACES | 4 % | 8 |
| UPENDS | 2 % | 6 |
| ONEUPS | 2 % | 6 |
| TRANSCENDS | 2 % | 10 |
| OUTSTRIPS | 2 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Surpasses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- excel
- transcend
- exceed
- outmatch
- outdo
- outstrip
- surmount
- go past
- stand out
- pass by
- go by
- pass
Crossword Answer definitions
TOPS noun- The highest or uppermost part of something.
- A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top.
- (heading) Someone who is eminent.
- (BDSM) A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.
- A top quark.
- The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
- (ropemaking) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
- (sound) Highest pitch or loudest volume.
- (wool manufacture) A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
- (obsolete, except in one sense of phrase on top of) Eve; verge; point.
- The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
- (in the plural) Topboots.
- A stroke on the top of the ball.
- A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.
- (in restaurants, preceded by a number) (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
- To cover on the top or with a top.
- To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
- To excel, to surpass, to beat.
- To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
- To commit suicide.
- To murder.
- (BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- (gay sexuality) To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.
- (gay sexuality) To anally penetrate.
- To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.
- To predominate.
- To excel; to rise above others.
- To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
- (dyeing) To cover with another dye.
- To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
- To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.
- (of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
- To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
- To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
- To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.
- The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
- Great; excellent.
- At the very most; as a maximum.
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 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
More clues leading to the result CAPS
- Gowns' go-withs
- Mushroom tops
- Puts a lid on
- Kids' lids
- Mushroom parts
- U.c. letters
- LETTERS LIKE THESE
- Upper limits
- Uppercase
- Diamond headwear
More clues leading to the result BESTS
More clues leading to the result OUTDOES
More clues leading to the result EXCEEDS
More clues leading to the result ECLIPSES
- Surpasses
- They may leave you in the dark
- Solar or lunar events
- Overshadows
- 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across begin with types of them
- Solar obscurations.
- Events generally viewed indirectly
- Lunar and solar events
- They leave you in the dark
- They occur during syzygies
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 EXCELS
- Shines
- Surpasses
- Does extremely well
- Is superior
- Performs extremely well
- Rises to the top
- Does spectacularly
- Has no peer
- Gets straight A's
- Stands out
More clues leading to the result OUTPACES
More clues leading to the result UPENDS
More clues leading to the result ONEUPS
- Just tops
- Trumps
- Gets the better of
- Tops
- Outdoes
- Stays a step ahead of
- Betters
- Bests
- Surpasses
- Does better than