The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GLINTS , but the solution may also be SECS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Flashes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GLINTS | 30 % | 6 |
| GLEAMS | 26 % | 6 |
| SECS | 9 % | 4 |
| IDEAS | 9 % | 5 |
| SCINTILLAS | 4 % | 10 |
| STROBES | 4 % | 7 |
| JIFFS | 4 % | 5 |
| TRICES | 4 % | 6 |
| GLINTINGS | 4 % | 9 |
| INSTANTS | 4 % | 8 |
Why may SECS be the right solution?
"Flashes" is a clue for a short period of time, which is often abbreviated as "secs" for seconds.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flashes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- twinkle
- twinkling
- glint
- flare
- blink
- wink
- scud
- trice
- loud
- split second
- gaudy
- tawdry
Crossword Answer definitions
GLINTS noun- A short flash of light.
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 GLINTS
- Sparkles
- Suggestions of light
- Quick lights
- Brief flashes of light
- Tiny flashes
- Flashes
- Brief flashes
- Lusters
- Flashes.
- Sparkles.
More clues leading to the result GLEAMS
- Shines
- Is scintillating
- Lustrous flickers
- Gives light
- Ocular signs of planning?
- Sparkles
- Emulates Key's twilight
- Shines subtly
- Flashes.
- Glistens.
More clues leading to the result SECS
- Min. fractions
- Brief moments
- Min. parts
- Jiffies
- Minute components
- Some ticks
- "The joy of __" (guide for clock watchers?)
- Mins., components
- Moments, in brief
- Trices or mos
More clues leading to the result IDEAS
- "Got any more brilliant ___?"
- Conceptions
- Notions
- They're sometimes abstract
- Abstractions
- Brainstorms
- Creative thoughts
- Plans
- Think tank's job
- Think tank output
More clues leading to the result SCINTILLAS
More clues leading to the result STROBES
- Flashing lights
- Flashers
- Photography lights
- Disco flashers
- Disco lights
- Disco effects
- Some disco lighting
- Flashes
- Action freezers
- Speed-flash tubes.
More clues leading to the result JIFFS
More clues leading to the result TRICES
- Instants
- Brief times
- Hauls up and secures.
- Ties (up) with a small rope.
- Secures (a sail).
- Secs
- Secures a sail
- Brief moments
- Flashes
- Very short times