The clue "defeats" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 24, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "BEATS", a 5-letter word.
Solution BEATS is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution BEATS is 5 letters long. We have 2 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 12 solutions. The longest is VANQUISHES with 10 letters, and the shortest is TOPS with 4 letters.
Correct, clue "DEFEATS" is currently one of the top traffic spikes (detected on 21 Dec 2025). Clearly, many find it tricky to solve!
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Solutions are between 4 and 10 letters long.