The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TOSS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2017.
Eighty-six crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOSS | 65 % | 4 |
| NIX | 19 % | 3 |
| SCRAP | 5 % | 5 |
| DISCARD | 3 % | 7 |
| SHED | 3 % | 4 |
| CAN | 3 % | 3 |
| AXE | 3 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Eighty-six
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eightieth
- sixteen
- eight
- eighteen
- sixteenth
- eighties
- sixtyish
- sixte
- sixty five
- eighth
- eightfold
- eights
Crossword Answer definitions
TOSS noun- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
- A haughty throwing up of the head.
- (British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
- (British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
- A measure of sprats.
- To throw with an initial upward direction.
- To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
- To agitate; to make restless.
- To subject to trials; to harass.
- To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
- To discard: to toss out
- To stir or mix (a salad).
- (British slang) To masturbate
- To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
- To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
- To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
- To keep in play; to tumble over.
- To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
- (British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
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 TOSS
- Flip of a coin
- Chuck
- Mix, in a way
- Ref's pregame duty
- Sleep restlessly
- Turn's partner
- Call heads or tails
- Have a restless night
- Not sleep peacefully
- Fling
More clues leading to the result NIX
- Veto
- Put the kibosh on
- Refuse to allow
- "No way!"
- Cancel
- Strike from the record
- Shoot down
- Give the thumbs-down to
- Reject
- Turn thumbs-down on
More clues leading to the result SCRAP
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.
More clues leading to the result SHED
- Get hair all over the rug
- Lose hair
- Molt
- Place for the lawn mower
- Repel·
- Shelter
- Cast off
- Get rid of
- Hut
- Repel
More clues leading to the result CAN
- Food holder
- Lay off
- Fire
- Pantry item
- Preserve
- Dismiss
- Issue walking papers to
- Recyclable item
- Recycled item
- Soup unit