Defeat, barely

The answer

EDGE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDGE answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EDGE

Every other clue in this collection answered by EDGE, most used first.

• Advantage - used 385 times, most recently in 2026
• Border - used 232 times, most recently in 2026
• Rim - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
• Slight advantage - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• Brink - used 136 times, most recently in 2026
• Upper hand - used 133 times, most recently in 2026
• Perimeter - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Competitive advantage - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Boundary - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Periphery - used 62 times, most recently in 2025
• Outer boundary - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Outer limit - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Leg up - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Lip - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
• Sharpness - used 44 times, most recently in 2024
• Barely beat - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Keenness - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
• Margin - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Nose (out) - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
• Verge - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
• Beat by a whisker - used 26 times, most recently in 2019
• Barely defeat - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Fringe - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Precipice - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Slight lead - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Just beat - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Move sideways - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Sidle - used 21 times, most recently in 2012
• Head start - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Border line - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Narrow advantage - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Outer border - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Sharpen - used 16 times, most recently in 2015
• Razor feature - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Beat by a nose - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Borderline - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Selvage - used 14 times, most recently in 1992
• Small advantage - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Move gradually - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Narrowly defeat - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Jigsaw puzzler's starting place - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Outer margin - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Beat, but barely - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Boundary line - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Chisel feature - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Sharp quality - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Brim - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Razor part - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Sharp part of a blade - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "The ___ of Glory" (Lady Gaga song) - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Threshold - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Word after cutting or leading - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Cutting part - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Hem - used 9 times, most recently in 1998
• Microsoft browser - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Part of a blade - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "Postcards from the ___" - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Sharp side - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Add fringe to - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Advantage: Colloq. - used 8 times, most recently in 1967
• Cutting side - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Drop-off point - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Finish the lawn - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Head start, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Sharp part - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Sharp part of a knife - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Sharp part of a razor - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Razor's ___" - used 8 times, most recently in 2003
• Border of a tabletop - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cusp - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Favorable margin - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Living on the ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Microsoft web browser - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Move little by little - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• One of a cube's 12 - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Outskirts - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Shaving gel brand - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Sword feature - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Whetter's concern - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• A bit of superiority - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Add a fringe to - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Do some lawn work - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Drop-off spot - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Flange - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Harsh quality - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Jumping-off point - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Just beat out - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Move slowly - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• One of 12 on a cube - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of a razor - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Sharp side of a blade - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Skirt - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "The ___ of Glory" (Lady Gaga hit) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Transition point - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• U2 guitarist, with "The" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Winning margin - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• You're tense on this - used 6 times, most recently in 2007

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
• Barely manages, with "out" - EKES, used 49 times
• Suffer defeat - LOSE, used 49 times
• Barely managed, with "out" - EKED, used 43 times
• Barely makes, with "out" - EKES, used 38 times

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