The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word JUKE , but the solution may also be DEKE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Feint crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| JUKE | 29 % | 4 |
| RUSE | 29 % | 4 |
| DEKE | 14 % | 4 |
| MOVE | 14 % | 4 |
| PLOY | 14 % | 4 |
Why may DEKE be the right solution?
The answer "DEKE" is the right solution because it is a term commonly used in ice hockey to describe a feint or fake move made by a player to deceive an opponent.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Feint
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- move
- faint
- counterstroke
- subterfuge
- misdirection
- attack
- maneuvre
- parry
- ruse
- dagger
- subtle
- tactical
Crossword Answer definitions
JUKE noun- A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.
- To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke
- To hit
- To stab
- A feint.
- The neck of a bird.
- To deceive or outmaneuver someone using a feint, especially in American football or soccer
- To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
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 JUKE
- Platter-spinner
- ___ box
- Holder of many records
- Artful dodge
- Malt-shop fixture, informally
- Football feint
- Type of box or joint
- Halfback's feint
- Music player, for short
- Opening for a music box?
More clues leading to the result RUSE
- Crafty manuever
- Subterfuge
- Trick
- Deception
- Devious scheme
- Artful dodge
- Bit of chicanery
- Con man's device
- Artifice
- Ploy
More clues leading to the result DEKE
- Apollo astronaut Slayton
- Astronaut Slayton
- 1970s astronaut Slayton
- Hockey move
- One of Dubya's frat brothers
- Sports fake-out
- Fake out, on the ice
- Fake on skates?
- Rink feint
- Hockey feint
More clues leading to the result MOVE
- Pull up stakes
- "Shake a leg!"
- QxQ, for one
- Relocate
- Q x Q, for one
- Maneuver
- Turn to play
- Castling in chess, e.g.
- Chess go
- Pick up and go