Clues for the word "CONTEST"
We've had 22 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 50 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on February 16, 2026.
Definition of contest
- v. t. - To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.
- v. t. - To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.
- v. t. - To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.
- v. i. - To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with.
- n. - Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.
- n. - Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter.
Referring Clues
- "25 words or less" event
- Dispute
- Match
- Competition
- Tourney
- Struggle between rivals
- Fight back against
- Study before exam or competition
- Battle of the bands, for one
- Question many on trial
- The argument against, try to dispute
- Study exam question
- A competition, as opposed to an exam
- Trick examination question
- Fight
- Rivalry
- A spelling bee is one
- Word after "beauty" or "popularity"
- Match against, to start with, in the competition
- A competition, as opposed to a match
- Challenge
- What a bee may be
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - February 16, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - December 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 24, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 31, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 28, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - December 07, 2024
- New York Times - October 15, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 13, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - December 07, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - October 09, 2023
- Daily Quick - September 14, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - June 02, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - February 01, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - December 07, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 21, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - July 20, 2022
- New York Times - May 13, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 15, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - December 07, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - November 21, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - September 15, 2017
- Daily Quick - September 14, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - August 02, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - June 02, 2017
- And in 20 more crossword puzzles...