The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BOCCE , but the solution may also be LOTTO which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Ball game crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BOCCE | 22 % | 5 |
| LOTTO | 22 % | 5 |
| JACKS | 11 % | 5 |
| POLO | 8 % | 4 |
| BOCCIE | 6 % | 6 |
| LACROSSE | 6 % | 8 |
| SOCCER | 6 % | 6 |
| ROULETTE | 6 % | 8 |
| GOLF | 6 % | 4 |
| BINGO | 3 % | 5 |
| PELOTA | 3 % | 6 |
| TENPINS | 3 % | 7 |
Why may BOCCE be the right solution?
Bocce is a ball game that originated in Italy and is played with small balls called bocce or pallino. Players try to roll their bocce balls as close as possible to the pallino to score points. Therefore, "Ball game" is a fitting clue for the answer "BOCCE".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ball game
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- baseball
- baseball game
- ballgame
- ball
- game ball
- playball
- softball
- stickball
- playing field
- benchball
- boxball
- basketball
Crossword Answer definitions
BOCCE noun- A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
- One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.
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 BOCCE
- Bowling relative
- Dirt-court game
- 7-Down's bowling
- Italian ball game
- Bologna bowling
- Italian bowling
- Italian lawn bowling
- Lawn ball game
- Italian bowling game
- Bowling game
More clues leading to the result LOTTO
- Numbers game
- Bingo's relative
- Game of chance
- Game with a lot of dropped balls
- Kin of keno
- Match game
- Numbered ball game
- You can bet on it
- Number-picking game
- Game of no skill
More clues leading to the result JACKS
- Poker pair
- Steals
- Ball game
- Game played with a little ball
- Game with a ball
- Opening poker pair
- Kids' ball-bouncing game
- Opening pair, often
- Some are one-eyed
- Guys in suits
More clues leading to the result POLO
- Sport with mounts and mallets
- Prince Charles' sport
- Traveler to Cathay
- Game of chukkers
- Game played on horse-back
- Water sport
- Game with chukkers
- Marco ___
- Lauren's brand
- Game similar to buzkashi, but played with a ball instead of a dead goat
More clues leading to the result BOCCIE
- Lawn game
- Ball game
- Classic lawn game
- Italian lawn-bowling game
- Sport played on a dirt court
- Italian lawn bowling
- Italian bowling game.
- Bowling game
- Game with balls
- Italian bowling game
More clues leading to the result LACROSSE
- A face-off starts it
- Native American game
- Canada's national game
- Sport in which the ball is "cradled"
- Native American sport
- Game originated by Native Americans
- Game with sticks
- Field sport
- City south of Eau Claire
- Game invented by Native North Americans
More clues leading to the result SOCCER
- World Cup sport
- Mia Hamm's game
- Vancouver Whitecaps' sport, once
- Vancouver Whitecaps sport, once
- Game that's not hands-on?
- Kind of mom, these days
- Where passes are kicks
- A sport where you can score by using your head
- Sport played by the Puerto Rico Islanders
- Goal-oriented activity?
More clues leading to the result ROULETTE
- Game with many possible bets
- Great Canadian Casino game
- Mandalay Bay game
- See 17 across
- Casino wheel
- Ball game
- Casino wheel game
- Monte Carlo attraction.
- Las Vegas specialty.
- Russian ___.
More clues leading to the result GOLF
- "A good walk spoiled"
- Tiger' s game
- Tiger's sport
- "A good walk spoiled," to Twain
- "___ is a game where white men can dress up as black pimps and get away with it." (Robin Williams)
- Driving sport
- Masters work?
- Hole-ball game
- Twain called it "a good walk spoiled"
- Activity for swinging Couples
More clues leading to the result BINGO
- Shout at a church event
- Card game?
- Reservation game
- You guessed it!
- Fund raiser, often
- Money-raising card game
- "Nailed it"
- Churchgoer's outcry?
- Winner's call
- Its participants must form a line
More clues leading to the result PELOTA
- Ball hurled with a cesta
- Jai alai ball
- Jai alai
- Jai-alai ball
- Fronton missile
- It's slung with a cesta
- Jai alai missile
- Cesta-slung sphere
- Jai alai need
- Game popular among Latin Americans.