The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ILOSE , but the solution may also be I LOSE! which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
"You win" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ILOSE | 42 % | 5 |
| ICONCEDE | 23 % | 8 |
| UNCLE | 8 % | 5 |
| IGIVEUP | 8 % | 7 |
| GOTME | 4 % | 5 |
| I LOSE | 4 % | 6 |
| TOUCHE | 4 % | 6 |
| I LOSE! | 4 % | 7 |
| IGIVE | 4 % | 5 |
Why may ILOSE be the right solution?
The clue is a trick question, as "You win" typically implies a positive outcome. However, the answer "ILOSE" is a play on words, meaning that the letters "I" and "LOSE" are present in the phrase "You win."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "You win"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- victory
- triumph
- success
- luxury
- high life
- luxurious
- indulged
- opulence
- luxuriously
- indulge
- dearly
- indulgence
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 ILOSE
- Concession speech?
- "Might as well concede ..."
- Short concession speech
- "Good game [sob]!"
- "Nice game"
- "You crushed me"
- "You killed me"
- Conceder's comment
- Words said while folding
- "Either Way ___" (Nina Simone song)
More clues leading to the result ICONCEDE
More clues leading to the result UNCLE
- "Enough!"
- "I give up!"
- Napoleon Solo's org.
- Quitter's word
- Word of surrender
- Vanya or Sam
- Sam, e.g.
- Tom or Sam
- Word of submission
- Tom or Vanya
More clues leading to the result IGIVEUP
- "Uncle!"
- "No idea"
- "Beats me"
- "Tell me already"
- "You win"
- Uncle relative
- Uncle's relative
- "Tell me the answer"
- "No more!"
- "Go ahead, tell me"
More clues leading to the result GOTME
- "How on earth would I know?"
- "Dunno"
- "Pfft" [shrug]
- Phrase said with a shrug
- "I dunno"
- "I have no idea!"
- "I haven't a clue"
- "I haven't the foggiest"
- "Good question!"
- "I'm stumped!"
More clues leading to the result I LOSE
- “Guess you beat me”
- Remark from one waving a white flag
- “You win”
- Words of defeat
- Concession opposite 71-Down
More clues leading to the result TOUCHE
- "Good comeback!"
- Fencer's cry
- Fencer's "You got me!"
- "Good comeback"
- "Gotcha!"
- Acknowledgment of a witty rejoinder
- "Well said"
- Reaction to a comeback
- Word of acknowledgment
- Duelist's cry