The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BINGO which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Finishing-line cry? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BINGO | 100 % | 5 |
Why may BINGO be the right solution?
The word "bingo" is often shouted by someone who has just completed a task or achieved a goal, such as winning a game. In a race, "bingo" could be shouted at the finishing line to signify the completion of the race.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Finishing-line cry?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tape
- wire
- distance
- serif
- stretch
- taping
- win
- winning post
- milepost
- last
- stop
- snap
Crossword Answer definitions
BINGO noun- A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
- A win in such a game.
- (Scrabble) A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played.
- To play the game of bingo.
- To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.
- To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.
- To return to base.
- Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)
- Used by players of bingo to claim a win.
- Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.
- Used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!"
- Brandy.
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