Words of defeat
The crossword clue "Words of defeat" is answered by ILOSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ILOSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ILOSE answer page.
Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ILOSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ILOSE, most used first.
- "You win" - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Admission of defeat - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Words of concession - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- "How can ___?" - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- "You beat me" - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Words of resignation - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Brief concession - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- "Victory is yours" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Words to live by - CREDO, used 84 times
- Clarifying words - IMEAN, used 70 times
- At ___ for words - ALOSS, used 63 times
- Man of many words - ROGET, used 58 times
- Words to live by - MOTTO, used 55 times
- "In other words . . ." - IMEAN, used 47 times
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