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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABASHING A striking defeat that's humiliating (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 30, 2016
6% SHAMED Humiliated (6) The Times Concise Mar 25, 2026
6% DEGRADE Humiliate (7) (7) Puzzler Mar 14, 2026
6% DEMEAN Humiliate (6) (6) Mirror Classic Mar 12, 2026
6% CHAGRIN Humiliated feeling (7) Commuter Feb 19, 2026
6% SHAME Publicly humiliate (5)
6% SHAMES Humiliates (6) The Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
5% ILOST Words of defeat (5) LA Times Daily Mar 27, 2026
5% LOSS Defeat (4) Commuter Mar 25, 2026
5% LOSES Is defeated (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 23, 2026

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