Penalize by taking points away Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Penalize by taking points away . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DING Penalize by taking points away (4)
3% FINED Penalized (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
3% DEDUCT Take away CD, duet awful (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
3% DETRACT Take away (from the appeal of) (7) The Times Concise Sep 20, 2025
3% AWE Take one's breath away (3)
3% DISARMS Takes away weapons (7)
2% ERODE Wear away (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
2% SHOO "Go away!" (4) Universal Oct 16, 2025
2% INAWEOF Blown away by (7) The Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
2% WASTE Fritter away (5) The Times Concise Oct 15, 2025
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