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

82 total results for WORST( score: 50 )

28 results for WORST from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 3, 2024	8D	Truly awful, with "the"	Rena Cohen	Fagliano
Tue Sep 17, 2024	9A	Bottom of the barrel	Howard Neuthaler	Fagliano
Mon Nov 7, 2022	13D	___-case scenario	Jill Singer	Shortz
Mon Dec 20, 2021	1D	Lowest of the low	Anne Rowley	Shortz
Sat Feb 29, 2020	29A	Trounce	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Fri Dec 6, 2019	3D	Drub	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Sun Apr 28, 2019	25A	Ranking 50th among all states, say	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Sep 2, 2018	38D	Defeat (6)	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Sun Feb 26, 2017	121A	So, so awful, with "the"	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Tue Oct 18, 2016	50D	Razzie Award word	Mary Lou Guizzo	Shortz
Thu Dec 11, 2014	21A	Defeat (6)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Wed Jun 13, 2012	7D	Least skillful	Susan Gelfand	Shortz
Tue Feb 28, 2012	71A	Most egregious	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Tue May 26, 2009	2D	Beat in a match	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Fri Jul 4, 2008	37A	Defeat (6)	John Underwood	Shortz
Sun Aug 12, 2007	32D	Most base	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Mon Jan 3, 2005	5A	"What's the ___ that can happen?"	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Fri May 30, 2003	28D	Most appalling	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Jan 30, 2003	7D	Get the better of	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Jul 28, 2002	11D	Beat	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Mon May 27, 2002	30A	Least good	Norman Wizer	Shortz
Sun Mar 17, 2002	40A	___ case	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Feb 21, 2000	6D	Least desirable	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Sun Nov 7, 1999	1D	Defeat (6)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Sep 16, 1997	7D	"What's the ___ that could happen?"	Christopher Page	Shortz
Wed Feb 19, 1997	55A	Defeat (6)	D. J. DeChristopher	Shortz
Mon Dec 16, 1996	33D	Deserving the booby prize	S. Spadaccini	Shortz
Mon Jul 8, 1996	49D	Defeat (6)	Sidney L. Robbins	Shortz

1 result for WORST from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 29, 2009	Panda	24D	Defeat "W." sort	Mel Taub	Shortz

53 results for WORST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 31, 1993	55A	Most unpleasant	Peter Gordon	Maleska
Sun May 23, 1993	88A	Vanquish	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Wed May 6, 1992	20A	Faultiest	Michael A. Rampino	Maleska
Wed May 8, 1991	42A	Best, sometimes	C. McInerney	Maleska
Sun Dec 2, 1990	108A	Superlatively bad	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Thu Nov 15, 1990	49A	Beat	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Fri Jun 30, 1989	16D	Most evil	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sun Mar 27, 1988	11D	Best	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Mon Apr 13, 1987	64A	Bottom level	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Mar 29, 1987	59D	Best	Ralph G. Beaman	Maleska
Tue Jan 22, 1985	41A	Poorest	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Tue Oct 11, 1983	36A	Most disastrous	Nancy A. Wood	Maleska
Tue Mar 2, 1982	40A	Poorest	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Fri Apr 25, 1980	33D	Defeat	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Nov 19, 1979	33A	Defeat	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon Aug 13, 1979	5A	Defeat	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Wed Mar 22, 1978	10D	Defeat	Johnson	Maleska
Tue Dec 27, 1977	33A	Triumph over	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sat Jul 30, 1977	39A	Defeat	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Sat Sep 4, 1976	41A	Defeat	John Shipp	Weng
Wed Oct 1, 1975	33A	Defeat	Marie West	Weng
Tue Aug 19, 1975	48A	Defeat	Hugh P. Holland	Weng
Fri Apr 27, 1973	66A	Defeat	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 25, 1972	33A	Most faulty	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jul 7, 1972	64A	It's yet to come	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jan 1, 1972	6D	Overthrow	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 26, 1971	14A	Defeat	Robert Vaux Roop	Weng
Fri Nov 12, 1971	24A	Defeat	Unknown	Weng
Wed Sep 1, 1971	48A	Defeat	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jul 24, 1971	21A	"The ___ is yet to come"	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 18, 1971	7D	Defeat	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sun Aug 16, 1970	57D	Defeat	Frances Hansen	Weng
Fri Aug 14, 1970	43A	Least skilled	Unknown	Weng
Fri May 23, 1969	27A	Defeat.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 23, 1969	80A	Defeat	Frances Hansen	Weng
Wed Jan 10, 1968	32A	Defeat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 31, 1966	40A	Best.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 3, 1966	1D	Get the better of.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 18, 1966	36D	Outdo.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Sat Jul 16, 1966	56A	Defeat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 21, 1965	53D	Defeat.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Apr 22, 1963	46D	Most severe.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 1, 1963	45A	Get the better of.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 10, 1962	45A	Get the better of.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 20, 1960	67A	Most unpleasant.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Mar 9, 1960	1A	Defeat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 19, 1956	105A	Pessimist's expectation.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed Mar 21, 1956	33A	Least good.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Wed Sep 22, 1954	9A	Most unfit.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Jun 4, 1953	44A	Get the better of.	Albert Carroll	Farrar
Wed Jan 28, 1953	44A	Defeat.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sat Apr 26, 1952	40D	Most unfavorable.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 7, 1943	106A	Defeat.	P. Joseph Lamanna	Farrar

Anagrams:

ROWTS, WORTS, TROWS, STROW

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