Defeat decisively
The crossword clue "Defeat decisively" is answered by ROUT, a 4-letter entry. Used 38 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 13 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 38 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 13 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.
- WHOMP (9 uses in xd)
- THRASH (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROUT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROUT, most used first.
- Decisive defeat - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Lopsided win - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Lopsided victory - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Overwhelming defeat - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
- Drubbing - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Put to flight - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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
- Suffer defeat - LOSE, used 49 times
- Defeat - BEST, used 38 times
- Defeat soundly - DRUB, used 31 times
- Defeat - BEAT, used 27 times
- Barely defeat - EDGE, used 25 times
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