No-win situation
The crossword clue "No-win situation" is answered by TIE, a 3-letter entry. Used 81 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TIE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIE answer page.
Used 81 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 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.
- STALEMATE (7 uses in xd)
- TIEGAME (6 uses in xd)
- DILEMMA (3 uses in xd)
- CATCH22 (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for TIE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TIE, most used first.
- Even score - used 203 times, most recently in 2026
- Dead heat - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
- Draw - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
- Reason for overtime - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Cravat - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Deadlock - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Suit accessory - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Connection - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Bind - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Overtime cause - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
- Reason for extra innings - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Bond - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Foulard - used 27 times, most recently in 1996
- Four-in-hand - used 27 times, most recently in 2003
- Stalemate - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Father's Day gift - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- 20-20, e.g. - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Ascot - used 23 times, most recently in 2016
- Link - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
- Standoff - used 22 times, most recently in 2009
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.
- Tic-tac-toe win - OOO, used 196 times
- "It's __-win situation!" - ANO, used 71 times
- Try to win over - WOO, used 63 times
- ___ out a win - EKE, used 48 times
- Wrestling win - PIN, used 45 times
- "Hollywood Squares" win - OOO, used 25 times
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