The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word REELS , but the solution may also be BALLS which is one of the most recent solution (2003 in New York Times).
Dances crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REELS | 35 % | 5 |
| HULAS | 12 % | 5 |
| JIGS | 10 % | 4 |
| BALLS | 6 % | 5 |
| TANGOS | 6 % | 6 |
| CONGAS | 4 % | 6 |
| CHAS | 2 % | 4 |
| GAVOTS | 2 % | 6 |
| GROOVES | 2 % | 7 |
| TRIPS | 2 % | 5 |
| BALLETS | 2 % | 7 |
| CANCANS | 2 % | 7 |
| HOPS | 2 % | 4 |
| ONESTEPS | 2 % | 8 |
| RUMBAS | 2 % | 6 |
| STOMPS | 2 % | 6 |
| TWISTS | 2 % | 6 |
| POLKAS | 2 % | 6 |
| HORNPIPES | 2 % | 9 |
| CHARLESTONS | 2 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dances
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trip the light fantastic
- terpsichore
- ballet
- ballroom
- balls
- championship
- chas
- cheer
- dancers
- danse
- fears
- performances
Crossword Answer definitions
REELS noun- A shaky or unsteady gait.
- A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.
- A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- To wind on a reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- (with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To be in shock.
- To roll.
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 REELS
- Film holders
- Virginia dances
- Winds up a hose
- Film rolls
- Lively dances
- Goes into economic shock, say
- Movie-house supplies
- Cinema's stock
- Reacts to a blow
- Two-line square dances
More clues leading to the result HULAS
- Hippy dances
- Island dances
- Dances done before eating roast pig
- Dances on Maui
- Polynesian dances
- Storytelling dances
- Expressive dances
- Story-telling dances
- Hilo dances
- Grass-skirt dances
More clues leading to the result JIGS
- Happy feet dances
- Flatley dances
- Lively dances
- March 17 dances
- Shows of joy
- Merry dances
- Lively dances in triple meter
- Dublin dances
- Derry dances
- Feathered fishing hooks
More clues leading to the result BALLS
- Orbs
- Derring-do
- Missing deliveries?
- Full count's trio
- Zone missers
- Coming-out affairs
- Golfer's purchase
- Fancy dances
- Umpire's supply
- Debutante dos
More clues leading to the result TANGOS
- Romantic moves?
- Does a Latin-American dance
- Dramatic dances
- Dances with dips
- Dances la Valentino
- Ballroom dances
- Dances like Gomez and Morticia Addams
- Latin-American ballroom dances
- Does a Valentino routine
- Rhythmic dances
More clues leading to the result CONGAS
- Does a line dance
- Line dances?
- Songs played by Desi's band
- Drums or dance lines
- Desi's drums
- Line dances
- Party lines?
- Tall drums
- Line dances with kicking
- Ballroom dances.
More clues leading to the result CHAS
- Addams's signature
- Chuck's name, for short
- Chuck, formally for short
- Addams of "The Addams Family"
- Di's guy
- Abbreviated monarch
- Chuck by another handle
- Eliz. II's son
- Cartoonist Addams
- Cartoonist Addams, for short
More clues leading to the result GAVOTS
More clues leading to the result GROOVES
- Dances
- LP features
- Record tracks
- Slots cut with a chisel
- Phonograph-needle pathways
- Channels.
- Enjoys, mod style
- Needle locales
- Musical cuts?
- Digs, with "on"
More clues leading to the result TRIPS
- Misses a step
- Falls' causes
- Stumbles
- Goes sprawling
- Cruises
- Vacation excursions
- Takes a tumble, at times
- Junkets
- Excursions
- Woodstock experiences
More clues leading to the result BALLETS
- "Sleeping Beauty" and "Swan Lake"
- Markova performances
- "Rodeo," "Fall River Legend," etc.
- Dance numbers.
- Dances
- Fonteyn vehicles
- "The Sleeping Beauty" et al.
- "Agon" and "Serenade"
- Saint-Léon works
- Balancing acts?
More clues leading to the result CANCANS
- Jailhouse johns?
- Dances.
- Dances at the Folies Bergère
- Things people do to get their kicks?
- Chorus line dances
- Kicks up one's heels?
- Leggy dances
- French dances
More clues leading to the result HOPS
- One-foot jumps
- Teen dances
- Brewer's buy
- Brewers' need
- Short flights
- Suds ingredient
- Microbrew flavorer
- Supply for brewers
- Ale ingredients
- IPA ingredient
More clues leading to the result ONESTEPS
- Ragtime dances
- Ballroom dances
- Dances.
- Ballroom dances.
- Roaring 20's dances
- Ballroom alternatives to the foxtrot
- Dances set to ragtime
- Some ballroom dances
More clues leading to the result RUMBAS
- Some salsa club dances
- Cuban dances
- Does a Cuban ballroom dance
- Latin ballroom dances
- Syncopated dances
- Latin dances
- Salsa-club dances
- Cugat's forte.
- Cuban dances.
- Dances.
More clues leading to the result STOMPS
- Puts one's foot down
- Takes pounding steps
- Puts dogs down hard
- Pounds the pavement?
- Treads loudly
- Steps loudly
- Defeats decisively
- Defeats soundly
- Leaves a big footprint, perhaps
- Puts one's foot down?
More clues leading to the result TWISTS
- Mystery features
- Surprises in the plot
- Cocktail garnishes
- Plot surprises
- Soft ice cream servings
- Dances like Chubby Checker
- Does a '60s dance
- Pretzel configurations
- Ironic endings
- Gymnastics maneuvers
More clues leading to the result POLKAS
- Lively Bohemian dances
- Oktoberfest dances
- Lively dances
- Lively dances in duple time
- "Pennsylvania" and "Beer Barrel"
- Reel relatives
- Dances.
- Lively Bohemian dances.
- Bohemian dances
- Lawrence Welk favorites