Defeat - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Defeat?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Defeat is BEAT. Other possible answers include CHECKMATE, CONQUER, LOSS, SBACK, WLOO, WORST.

Q: How many solutions are there for Defeat?

We have found 7 possible answers for the crossword clue Defeat.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Defeat?

Clues like Defeat often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Observer Speedy, The Independent, The i Paper, Sunday People, The Daily Telegraph GK, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 04/08/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Defeat.

4 letter answer(s) to defeat

BEAT

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
be a mystery or bewildering to;
be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale i

LOSS

euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
military personnel lost by death or capture
something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

WLOO

9 letter answer(s) to defeat

CHECKMATE

a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
complete victory
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

7 letter answer(s) to defeat

CONQUER

Defeats
overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

5 letter answer(s) to defeat

SBACK

WORST

(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"
below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
capable of harming; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"
defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
having undesirable or nega

Frequently asked questions about ‘Defeat’

What's the best solution for Defeat?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Defeat is BEAT. Other possible answers include CHECKMATE, CONQUER, LOSS, SBACK, WLOO, WORST.

How many solutions are there for Defeat?

We have found 7 possible answers for the crossword clue Defeat.

Which crosswords feature clues like Defeat?

Clues like Defeat often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Observer Speedy, The Independent, The i Paper, Sunday People, The Daily Telegraph GK, among others.

Clue	Answers
Beat	25
Exhausted	19
Whip	9
Kind of column	8
Overcome	8
Pooped	7
Recipe direction	6
Switch	6
Get the better of	5
Tuckered out	5
Vanquished	5
Wiped out	5
Bushed	4
Conquer	4
Doozy	4
Tanned	4
Tempo	4
Deficit	3
Subjugate	3
Vanquish	3
Business concern	2
Least good	2
Most inferior	2
Most severe	2
Poorest	2
Ready to turn in	2
Red ink amount	2
Rhythm	2
Standings stat	2
"What's the ___ that can	1
"What's the ___ that coul	1
A defeat in sport	1
Amount printed in red ink	1
Any Buffalo Bills Super B	1
Archdeacon querulously admitting defeat	1
Arrest friend in final moment of game	1
Attend course	1
Attend course for police	1
Attend strike	1
Be a pessimist ultimately in defeat	1
Beat in a match	1
Best British tea brewed	1
Best closely woven fabric shunned by European duke	1
Best, strange as it may sound	1
Cane provided by master	1
Climb (a mountain)	1
Commentary overlooking grand defeat	1
Cop's milieu	1
Cop's path	1
Copper's round, or is a square?	1

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