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

24 total results for DEFEAT( score: 50 )

15 results for DEFEAT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Tue Oct 15, 202432ATriumph overLindsay RosenblumFagliano
Sun Sep 19, 202144DBest (4)Peter GordonShortz
Thu Mar 25, 202144ABest (4)Alex Eaton-SalnersShortz
Fri Mar 8, 201939DTake downDavid SteinbergShortz
Wed Mar 27, 201347DBest ... or worstDavid J. KahnShortz
Mon Sep 3, 201252ALoss (2)C. W. StewartShortz
Wed Dec 29, 199933DWorstRobert O. DillmanShortz
Tue Nov 9, 199946AWaterlooElizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Thu Sep 24, 199845AOverpowerFrances HansenShortz
Thu Jul 17, 199757AWhipWayne Robert WilliamsShortz
Tue Oct 22, 199626ABest (4)E. QuigleyShortz
Fri Jul 28, 199512DBest (4)Rich NorrisShortz
Sun Jun 25, 199511DMasterFrances HansenShortz
Thu May 19, 199411DTrounceRichard SilvestriShortz
Tue Apr 12, 199436DLOSS (2)Ernie FurtadoShortz
1 result for DEFEAT from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Jan 4, 2009AcrosticTSomething you go down toEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
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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