Unlikely winner
The crossword clue "Unlikely winner" is answered by UNDERDOG, a 8-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
UNDERDOG
8 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UNDERDOG answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 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.
- LONGSHOT (4 uses in xd)
- DARKHORSE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for UNDERDOG
Every other clue in this collection answered by UNDERDOG, most used first.
- Likely loser - used 6 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.
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- Unlikely protagonist - ANTIHERO, used 6 times
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