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DEFEAT is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for DEFEAT.

23 total results for DEFEAT   ( score: 50 )

14 results for DEFEAT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sun Sep 19, 202144DBest (4)Peter Gordon
Thu Mar 25, 202144ABest (4)Alex Eaton-Salners
Fri Mar 8, 201939DTake downDavid Steinberg
Wed Mar 27, 201347DBest ... or worstDavid J. Kahn
Mon Sep 3, 201252ALoss (2)C. W. Stewart
Wed Dec 29, 199933DWorstRobert O. Dillman
Tue Nov 9, 199946AWaterlooElizabeth C. Gorski
Thu Sep 24, 199845AOverpowerFrances Hansen
Thu Jul 17, 199757AWhipWayne Robert Williams
Tue Oct 22, 199626ABest (4)E. Quigley
Fri Jul 28, 199512DBest (4)Rich Norris
Sun Jun 25, 199511DMasterFrances Hansen
Thu May 19, 199411DTrounceRichard Silvestri
Tue Apr 12, 199436DLOSS (2)Ernie Furtado
1 result for DEFEAT from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Jan 4, 2009AcrosticTSomething you go down toEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
8 results for DEFEAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Thu Dec 5, 19859DDownPeter SwiftMaleska
Wed Jan 24, 197928ABest or worstJean J. DavisonMaleska
Mon Jun 5, 197843DBestAlfio MicciMaleska
Tue Aug 14, 197322ABeatUnknownWeng
Mon Aug 7, 19726DOvercomeUnknownWeng
Mon Dec 20, 197120AConquestUnknownWeng
Sun Jul 24, 194957DFrustrate.Alice CookFarrar
Sun Jan 31, 1943103DHitler's tête à tête.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Anagrams:DEFATE, FEATED
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