Decisive defeat
The crossword clue "Decisive defeat" is answered by ROUT, a 4-letter entry. Used 55 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ROUT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROUT answer page.
Used 55 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 15 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.
- WATERLOO (15 uses in xd)
- TROUNCING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROUT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROUT, most used first.
- Lopsided win - used 51 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.
- Suffer defeat - LOSE, used 49 times
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