Defeat
The crossword clue "Defeat" is answered by LOSS, a 4-letter entry. Used 82 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LOSS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOSS answer page.
Used 82 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 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 LOSS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOSS, most used first.
- Deprivation - used 44 times, most recently in 2024
- Red-ink amount - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Privation - used 26 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.
- Decisive defeat - ROUT, used 55 times
- Suffer defeat - LOSE, used 49 times
- Defeat - BEST, used 38 times
- Defeat decisively - ROUT, used 38 times
- Defeat soundly - DRUB, used 31 times
- Overwhelming defeat - ROUT, used 30 times
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