The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETORTS , but the solution may also be RIPOSTES which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Comebacks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETORTS | 54 % | 7 |
| RIPOSTES | 15 % | 8 |
| ANSWERS | 12 % | 7 |
| RALLIES | 4 % | 7 |
| REPLIES | 4 % | 7 |
| RESTORALS | 4 % | 9 |
| RESPONSES | 4 % | 9 |
| REPARTEES | 4 % | 9 |
Why may RIPOSTES be the right solution?
"Comebacks" is a clue for a word that means a quick, witty reply. "Ripostes" is the right answer because it means a quick, witty reply or a fencing term for a quick counterattack.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Comebacks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- return
- retort
- rejoinder
- riposte
- rallies
- snappy
- upsets
- heroics
- victories
- triumphs
- shockers
- escapology
Crossword Answer definitions
RETORTS noun- A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
- To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
- To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
- To bend or curve back.
- To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
- A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
- A airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
- A pressure cooker
- To heat in a retort.
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 RETORTS
- Some back talk
- Comebacks
- Verbal parries
- Snappy comebacks
- Quick comebacks
- "Are too!" and "Am not!"
- Answers
- Witty comebacks
- Quick answers
- Sass
More clues leading to the result RIPOSTES
- Witty answers
- Comebacks
- Zingers
- Rejoinders
- Sharp retorts.
- Return thrusts.
- Swift replies.
- Comebacks.
- Counterstrokes
- Retorts
More clues leading to the result ANSWERS
- Responses
- No. 2 pencil marks, possibly
- "Jeopardy!" material
- No one has all of them
- Teacher's edition features
- This puzzle has 78
- True and false
- Questions from Trebek?
- Comebacks
- Gets back to
More clues leading to the result RALLIES
- Come-from-behind victories
- Presidential candidate's stops
- Stages a comeback
- Hobbyists' get-togethers
- Returns with renewed vigor
- Joins in a common cause
- Mass meetings
- Enthusiastic get-togethers
- Court exchanges
- Comes back
More clues leading to the result REPLIES
- Sends a follow-up e-mail
- Comebacks
- Comes back with
- Answers.
- Echoes.
- Correspondence items
- Answers
- Fields questions, say
- RSVPs, e.g.
- Some email messages