Defeated
The crossword clue "Defeated" is answered by BESTED, a 6-letter entry. Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BESTED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BESTED answer page.
Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- CHECKMATED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for BESTED
Every other clue in this collection answered by BESTED, most used first.
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.
- Defeated - BEATEN, used 40 times
- Be defeated by - LOSETO, used 13 times
- Was defeated by - LOSTTO, used 10 times
- Defeated in a footrace - OUTRAN, used 6 times
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