Defeat in start of contest? Hell, team's terrible (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defeat in start of contest? Hell, team's terrible (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 CHECKMATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHECKMATE Defeat in start of contest? Hell, team's terrible (9) (9)
82% BEAT Defeated in a contest (4) Newsday Jul 15, 2025
76% LOSER Defeated contestant (5) (5) Mirror Quick Jul 6, 2025
64% OHNO "That's terrible!" (4) USA Today Aug 27, 2025
64% BEATS Defeats (5) USA Today Aug 24, 2025
64% IVAN __ the Terrible (4) Commuter Aug 18, 2025
64% LOSS Defeat (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 10, 2025
64% UPSET Unexpected defeat for team ahead initially (5)
61% DAMNS Consigns to hell (5) LA Times Daily Aug 22, 2025
61% HATH "Hell ___ no fury ..." (4)
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