The Clue
49-0 score, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ROUT
Tags
Notes
The answer ROUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Dispel
Drubbing
Furrow
Overwhelm
Rabble
Romp
Scatter
Shutout
Slaughter
Stampede
Beat badly
Complete defeat
Crush in competition
Defeat decisively
Defeat soundly
Defeat utterly
Disorderly retreat
Drive out
Force out
Lopsided win
Put to flight
Rummage about
Runaway victory
Stunning defeat
Utter defeat
Win in a runaway
Win in a walk
10 to 1, e.g.
100 to 1, e.g.
28-0, e.g.
30-0, e.g.
50-0, e.g.
"Laugher" in sports parlance
Perform a cabinetmaking function
Win in a big way
Win by a wide margin
Score of 100-0, say
What ballplayers call a "laugher"
20-0 baseball score, say
A 75-0 football score, e.g.
Football score of 60-0, say
Definition
ROUT as a noun:
1. (mob, rabble, rout) = a disorderly crowd of people
2. an overwhelming defeat
ROUT as a verb:
1. (rout, rout out, expel) = cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
2. (rout, root, rootle) = dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
3. (rout, gouge) = make a groove in
4. (spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout) = defeat disastrously