The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHESS , but the solution may also be BRAINBOUT which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Battle of wits crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CHESS | 50 % | 5 |
| BRAINBOUT | 50 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Battle of wits
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- battling
- dueling
- battles
- debate
- sparring match
- chess game
- matchup
- showdown
- intellect
- match up
- debates
- outsmarting
Crossword Answer definitions
CHESS noun- A board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
- Any of several species of grass in the genus Bromus, generally considered weeds.
- (chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CHESS
- Game of kings and queens?
- Kasparov's game
- Game in which mating may occur
- Board game
- Bishop's millieu
- It has four bishops
- Short game?
- Rank-and-file game
- The mating game?
- Capablanca's game