Defeat
The crossword clue "Defeat" is answered by BEST, a 4-letter entry. Used 38 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BEST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEST answer page.
Used 38 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LICK (18 uses in xd)
Other clues for BEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEST, most used first.
- Outdo - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Second to none - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Finest - used 50 times, most recently in 2023
- Cream of the crop - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Optimum - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Highest-quality - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Optimal - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Tops - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Top of the line - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Defeat - LOSS, used 82 times
- Decisive defeat - ROUT, used 55 times
- Suffer defeat - LOSE, used 49 times
- Defeat decisively - ROUT, used 38 times
- Defeat soundly - DRUB, used 31 times
- Overwhelming defeat - ROUT, used 30 times
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