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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Embarrassing penalty in a game last seen in Puzzler Backwords puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FORFEIT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FORFEIT Embarrassing penalty in a game (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
3% HOTMIC Cause of embarrassment, at times (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
3% CONFINE Incarcerate prisoner with penalty (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
3% GAFFE Embarrassing error (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
3% SCENE Embarrassing public display (5) LA Times Daily Oct 30, 2025
3% ABASHED Embarrassed (7) The Times Concise Oct 27, 2025
3% BLUSH Show embarrassment (5) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
3% OWNIT Embrace something embarrassing (5) Universal Oct 21, 2025
3% TURNEDRED Showed embarrassment, say (9) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
3% ASHAMED Acutely embarrassed (7) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025

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