Defeats Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defeats featured in Telegraph Plusword puzzle on July 23, 2026. We have found 42 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BESTS.

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14 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
BESTS Defeats (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jul 23, 2026
LOSSES Defeats (6) USA Today Jan 19, 2026
BEATS Defeats (5) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
OVERCOMES Defeats (9) Thomas Joseph Sep 21, 2020
CONQUERS Defeats (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 24, 2018
UPENDS Defeats (6) Newsday Sep 23, 2018
WORSTS Defeats (6) Eugene Sheffer Jul 10, 2015
TOPS Defeats (4)
LICKS Defeats (5)
SHOOTSDOWN Defeats (10)

28 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
31% CONQUER Defeat (7) The Telegraph Quick Jul 28, 2026
31% BEAT Defeated (4) Newsday Jul 7, 2026
31% LOSS Defeat (4) The Telegraph Quick May 23, 2026
31% ROUT Defeat (4) Puzzler Backwords Apr 26, 2026
29% BITETHEDUST Be defeated (11) Newsday Mar 21, 2024
29% FALLTO Be defeated by (6) New York Times May 31, 2023
29% OUTGUN Defeat (6) LA Times Daily Aug 21, 2020
29% VANQUISH Defeat (8) The Telegraph Quick Apr 15, 2018
29% VANQUISHED Defeated (10) The Telegraph Quick Jun 20, 2016
29% BEATAT Defeat in (6)

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