The longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat featured in New York Times puzzle on August 22, 2026. 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 ODDS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ODDS The longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat (4) New York Times Aug 22, 2026
61% RARER Harder to find (5) Commuter Jul 18, 2026
55% SHOO "Beat it!" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 13, 2026
55% RAP Genre for LL Cool J (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 8, 2026
55% DRE Beats by ___ (3)
55% NOTSOEASY Harder than it looks (9) New York Times Midi Jun 17, 2026
53% OUT No longer fashionable (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 22, 2026
53% STALE No longer edible (5) Newsday Aug 16, 2026
53% MOOT No longer relevant (4) New York Times Aug 16, 2026
53% THAWED No longer frozen (6) USA Today Aug 16, 2026

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