The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MUSKET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1964.
Flintlock crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MUSKET | 50 % | 6 |
| GUN | 50 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flintlock
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- firelock
- musket
- matchlock
- muskets
- arquebus
- matchlocks
- muzzleloader
- harquebus
- pepperbox
- frizzen
- muzzleloading
- breechloading
Crossword Answer definitions
MUSKET noun- A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.
- A male Eurasian sparrowhawk.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result MUSKET
- Minuteman's weapon
- Muzzle-loaded rifle
- Rifle ancestor
- Powder and ball arm.
- Firearm.
- Long-barreled firearm.
- Flintlock.
- Rifle forerunner
- Revolutionary War firearm
- Old arm