Barely beats
The crossword clue "Barely beats" is answered by EDGES, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EDGES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDGES answer page.
Used 26 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 8 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.
- EDGESOUT (3 uses in xd)
- NOSESOUT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EDGES
Every other clue in this collection answered by EDGES, most used first.
- Borders - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Rims - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Periphery - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Outer limits - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Boundaries - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Fringes - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- "Beats me!" - DUNNO, used 51 times
- Barely sufficient - SCANT, used 50 times
- Barely defeated - EDGED, used 35 times
- Barely enough - SCANT, used 35 times
- Barely beat - EDGED, used 29 times
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