The Clue
Easy victory (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ROUT
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Notes
The answer ROUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Debacle
Defeat
Drubbing
Landslide
Overwhelm
Scatter
Shutout
Slaughter
Stampede
Beat badly
Beat soundly
Blowout victory
Complete defeat
Decisive defeat
Defeat completely
Defeat decisively
Defeat soundly
Drive out
Easy win
Force out
Gouge out
Huge win
A "laughter" in sports
Lopsided win
Mop the floor with
Overwhelming defeat
Put to flight
Really clobber
Rummage about
Runaway victory
One-sided game
One-sided melee
Total defeat
Win in a runaway
Win in a walk
50-0, e.g.
Perform a cabinetmaking function
Win by a wide margin
Score of 100-0, say
Word for Super Bowl XX
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