Wiped out in a dramatic way

The answer to “Wiped out in a dramatic way” in the USA Today crossword is FACEPLANTED — a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 11, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 46-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Wiped out in a dramatic way” answer

FACEPLANTED (11 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is FACEPLANTED.

What does FACEPLANTED mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of FACEPLANTED is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Wiped out in a dramatic way” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 11, 2026 (most recent) → FACEPLANTED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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