The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FINESSE , but the solution may also be RAISE which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Bridge play crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FINESSE | 22 % | 7 |
| RAISE | 22 % | 5 |
| LEAD | 11 % | 4 |
| COUP | 11 % | 4 |
| ECHO | 11 % | 4 |
| DISCARD | 11 % | 7 |
| RUFF | 11 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bridge play
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trick-taking
- card game
- contract bridge
- finesse
- echo
- raise
- ruff
- lead
- coup
- discard
- meld
- signal
Crossword Answer definitions
FINESSE noun- Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation.
- The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill.
- An adroit manoeuvre.
- In bridge, whist, etc.: a technique which allows one to win a trick, usually by playing a card when it is thought that a card that can beat it is held by another player whose turn is over.
- To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or strategem.
- To play (a card) as a finesse.
- To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way.
- To attempt to win a trick by finessing.
- To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.
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 FINESSE
- Skillfully maneuver
- Skill and grace
- Tactful handling
- Bridge ploy
- Maneuver adroitly
- Savoir-faire
- Subtlety
- Skillful maneuver
- Smooth skill
- Skillful maneuvering
More clues leading to the result RAISE
- Bring up
- Bump
- Pay boost
- Post-review reward
- What you do with a good hand
- Worker's dream
- __ eyebrows (cause surprise)
- Increase
- Poker ploy
- Union demand
More clues leading to the result LEAD
- Pencil innard?
- Sinker material
- Spearhead
- Heavy metal
- Hold first place
- Pb, on the periodic table
- Precedes belly and foot
- Preceeds belly and foot
- Starring role
- Take charge of
More clues leading to the result COUP
- Masterstroke
- Crushing blow
- Dazzling success
- Huge success
- __ d'etat
- Major achievement
- Overthrow
- Political revolution
- ___ de grâce
- Finishing stroke
More clues leading to the result ECHO
- Alpine feedback
- Canyon comeback
- Canyon reply
- Recording-studio effect
- Resound
- Sound return
- Bat's navigational aid
- It's off the wall, perhaps
- Lover of Narcissus
- Narcissus' admirer
More clues leading to the result DISCARD
- Tossed-out king, possibly
- Chuck
- Throw away
- Throw out
- Eighty-six
- Rummy action
- Toss out
- Get rid of
- Term in bridge.
- Bridge term.