The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ONSET , but the solution may also be ASSAIL which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in Universal uClick).
Assault crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONSET | 68 % | 5 |
| STORM | 7 % | 5 |
| ONRUSH | 5 % | 6 |
| ATTACK | 5 % | 6 |
| RAID | 4 % | 4 |
| ASSAIL | 4 % | 6 |
| SIEGE | 2 % | 5 |
| MOLEST | 2 % | 6 |
| KINDOFRIFLE | 2 % | 11 |
| GOAT | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Assault
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- assail
- attack
- set on
- assault and battery
- lash out
- rape
- violation
- offensive
- ravishment
- sexual assault
- round
- battery
Crossword Answer definitions
ONSET noun- An attack; an assault especially of an army.
- The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
- The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
- (acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
- A setting about; a beginning.
- Anything added, such as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
- To assault; to set upon.
- To set about; to begin.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ONSET
More clues leading to the result STORM
- Actress Gale
- Attack violently
- Hurricane or blizzard
- Rant and rave
- Two-time WNBA champions from Seattle
- Weather event that's cause for special drains and windows
- Gully washer
- Monsoon
- Big blow
- Rain delay reason
More clues leading to the result ONRUSH
- Forward surge
- Big flood
- Charge
- Strong inflow
- Torrent
- Strong forward flow
- Forceful forward flow
- Outpouring
- Surge
- Fast forward flow
More clues leading to the result ATTACK
More clues leading to the result RAID
- "___ on Entebbe"
- Attack
- Bugs' bane
- Foray
- Hit the fridge
- Visit the fridge, in a way
- Air attack
- Roach-killing brand
- Incursion
- Sortie
More clues leading to the result ASSAIL
More clues leading to the result SIEGE
- "Under ____" (1992 movie)
- 1863 Vicksburg event
- Act of war
- Blockade
- Leningrad endured one during WWII
- Rides the waves, in a way
- "Dog Day Afternoon" event
- All-out assault
- Battle
- Military strategem