The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PULSES which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Beats crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PULSES | 21 % | 6 |
| RHYTHMS | 11 % | 7 |
| PULSATES | 9 % | 8 |
| TEMPI | 9 % | 5 |
| TOPS | 6 % | 4 |
| OUTDOES | 4 % | 7 |
| FLOGS | 4 % | 5 |
| THROBS | 4 % | 6 |
| LICKS | 4 % | 5 |
| CADENCES | 2 % | 8 |
| #SON | 2 % | 4 |
| LACES | 2 % | 5 |
| DRUMS | 2 % | 5 |
| WHIPS | 2 % | 5 |
| PULSATIONS | 2 % | 10 |
| FLAILS | 2 % | 6 |
| TICKS | 2 % | 5 |
| DEFEATS | 2 % | 7 |
| CANES | 2 % | 5 |
| OVERCOMES | 2 % | 9 |
| TEMPOS | 2 % | 6 |
| TROUNCES | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beats
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- thump
- trounce
- beat up
- flap
- crush
- scramble
- ticktock
- thrum
- exhaust
- cadence
- vanquish
- circumvent
Crossword Answer definitions
PULSES noun- A normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart.
- A beat or throb.
- The beat or tactus of a piece of music.
- An autosoliton
- To beat, to throb, to flash.
- To flow, particularly of blood.
- To emit in discrete quantities.
- To operate a blender in short bursts, to break down ingredients without liquidizing them.
- Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals, especially in the mature, dry condition.
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 PULSES
- Throbs
- Wrist throbs
- Beats
- Heartbeats
- Vital signs
- Beats.
- Rhythmical beats.
- Vibrates
- Nurses take these
- They're checked for life
More clues leading to the result RHYTHMS
- Drummer's arsenal
- Longest word not containing an a, e, i, o, or u
- Beats
- Drummer's creations
- Beats.
- Musical patterns
- Metrical accents
- What drummers produce
More clues leading to the result PULSATES
More clues leading to the result TEMPI
- Metronome settings
- Musical rates
- Beats, as in music
- Musical speeds
- Musical beats
- Beats
- Largo and allegro
- Speeds, to Solti
- Musical pieces' paces
- Largo and presto, e.g.
More clues leading to the result TOPS
- Beats out
- First-rate
- Overshadows
- Dreidels, e.g.
- Some porn specialists
- Best parts of muffins, objectively
- Ranked highest
- Tees, e.g.
- Does better than
- Does one better than
More clues leading to the result OUTDOES
More clues leading to the result FLOGS
- Horsewhips
- Promotes aggressively
- Thrashes
- Gives twenty lashes, for example
- Publicizes
- Beats
- Thrashes.
- Takes the rod to
- Criticizes harshly
- Whips
More clues leading to the result THROBS
- Beats rapidly
- Pulsates
- Pounds
- Beats strongly
- Hurts, like a headache
- Beats
- Beats steadily.
- Palpitates
- Pulses
- Hurts like heck
More clues leading to the result LICKS
- Trounces
- Defeats
- Jazzy phrases
- Ice-cream tastes
- Guitar riffs
- Beats soundly
- Beats up
- Whips
- The home team gets the last ones
- Enjoys, as an ice cream cone
More clues leading to the result CADENCES
More clues leading to the result #SON
More clues leading to the result LACES
- Corset tighteners
- Shoe closers
- Shoestrings
- They usually are in pairs
- They're tied above tongues
- Velcro alternative
- Loafers' lack
- Corset strings
- Skate securers
- Oxford ties
More clues leading to the result DRUMS
- Tom-tom and bass
- They take a beating
- Pounds
- Jungle movie omen
- Taps rhythmically
- Jazz combo rhythm providers
- Oil barrels
- Back-of-band instruments
- Rock-band gear
- Big containers
More clues leading to the result WHIPS
- Beats till fluffy
- S&M props
- Licorice candies
- Political party managers
- Political party officials
- Produces quickly, with "up"
- Defeats
- Beats
- Legislative bigwigs
- Legislative VIPs
More clues leading to the result PULSATIONS
More clues leading to the result FLAILS
- Waves one's arms wildly
- Grain threshers
- Swings wildly
- Resists being handcuffed, maybe
- Threshes.
- Threshing instruments.
- Threshers
- Hand threshers
- Beats
- Waves wildly
More clues leading to the result TICKS
- Watch sounds
- Hiking troublemakers
- Check marks
- Watch noises
- ___ off (annoys)
- Sounds of passing time
- The sounds of time?
- Pests that might plague your pet
- Time pieces?
- Units of time?
More clues leading to the result DEFEATS
- Votes down
- Conquers
- Gets the better of
- Takes down
- Vanquishes
- Overcomes in battle
- Outplays
- What Lohengrin does to Telramund.
- Circumvents.
- Frustrates.
More clues leading to the result CANES
- Bamboo and sugar
- Walking sticks
- Sugar sources
- Sun Life Stadium team, for short
- Candy crooks
- Repairs chairs
- Aids for the hobbled
- Candy ___ (some ornaments)
- Miami team, informally
- Fops' props
More clues leading to the result OVERCOMES
More clues leading to the result TEMPOS
- Musical paces
- Largo and lento, for two
- Paces
- Musical speeds
- Maestro's concerns
- Beats
- Paces of pieces
- Beats for this puzzle's theme
- Playing speeds
- Music markings