The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ONSETS , but the solution may also be SORTIES which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in New York Times).
Assaults crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONSETS | 53 % | 6 |
| SETSAT | 13 % | 6 |
| SORTIES | 7 % | 7 |
| OFFENSIVES | 7 % | 10 |
| HASAT | 7 % | 5 |
| ASSAILS | 7 % | 7 |
| SETSUPON | 7 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Assaults
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
ONSETS 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 ONSETS
- Beginnings
- Assaults
- Commencements
- Start-ups
- Starts or assaults
- Early stages
- First signs
- Initial stages
- Geneses
- Starts
More clues leading to the result SETSAT
- Attacks
- Mounts an attack on
- Assaults
- Goes after
- Assails
- Charges
- ___ ease (comforts).
- ___ large (frees).
- Begins, as a task
- "The Sun ___ Dawn" (1950 film)
More clues leading to the result SORTIES
- Military missions
- Combat missions
- Air combat missions
- Raids
- Troop movements
- Air ace's missions
- Military pilot's missions
- Bombing raids
- Air raid missions.
- Air Forces flights.
More clues leading to the result OFFENSIVES
More clues leading to the result HASAT
- Attacks
- Attacks, as a project
- Undertakes
- Goes after
- Assails
- Tackles
- Attacks vigorously
- Laces into
- Tears into
- Sets upon
More clues leading to the result ASSAILS
- Besets
- Lashes out at
- Attacks violently
- Has at
- Goes after
- Bombards
- Attacks with vigor
- Attacks vigorously
- Lights into
- Lays into