A little hurt when one decided not to compete (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A little hurt when one decided not to compete (9) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCRATCHED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCRATCHED A little hurt when one decided not to compete (9) (9)
7% OPTTO Decide one will (5) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
6% OPT ___ in (decide to join) (3) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
6% VIED Competed (for) (4) Universal Oct 16, 2025
6% CAPABLE Competent (7) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
6% OUCH "That hurts!" (4) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
6% OPTS Decides (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
6% VIE Compete (3) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
6% RACE Compete in a dash (4) USA Today Oct 10, 2025
6% BETH One of the Little Women (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
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