The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word END , but the solution may also be HALFBACK which is one of the most recent solution (1996 in USA Today).
Football player crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| END | 36 % | 3 |
| BACK | 33 % | 4 |
| LINEMAN | 10 % | 7 |
| PASSER | 7 % | 6 |
| TACKLE | 5 % | 6 |
| GUARD | 2 % | 5 |
| LEFTGUARD | 2 % | 9 |
| HALFBACK | 2 % | 8 |
| CENTER | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Football player
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- footballer
- nfler
- footballist
- ball player
- player
- ball carrier
- soccer player
- giant
- passer
- punter
- gridironer
- patriot
Crossword Answer definitions
END noun- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- (by extension) Death.
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- Result.
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
- A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- (in the plural) Money.
- To come to an end
- To finish, terminate.
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 END
- Break off
- Curling division
- Deep or dead follower
- Finale
- Finis
- Finish
- He may be offensive
- Last gasp
- Sign off
- Wind up
More clues leading to the result BACK
- Rear
- Football position
- Gridiron runner
- Gridiron yard-gainer
- Here again
- Support
- Endorse
- Bet on
- Provide support for
- "Come ___, Little Sheba"
More clues leading to the result LINEMAN
- Football position
- Guard, tackle, or center
- Scrimmage participant
- Guy with wires
- Guard, for one
- Center, for one
- Power repairer
- Hiker, for example
- Repairer of telegraph wires.
- Telephone worker.
More clues leading to the result PASSER
- Quarterback, often
- Person in the left lane, often
- Quarterback, at times
- Mark Sanchez, for one
- Tim Tebow, at times
- Options specialist?
- Bridge partner, at times
- Montana, once
- Roughing the ___ (football foul)
- Target of a football blitz
More clues leading to the result TACKLE
- Nail the ball carrier
- Play on the gridiron
- Have a go at
- Block's partner
- Wrestle a Bear?
- Set your mind to
- Fishing gear
- Dig into, as a chore
- Football play ender
- Take on, as a tough job
More clues leading to the result GUARD
- Protect
- Sentinel
- With 47-Across, prison yard feature that an escapee would want to avoid
- Stand watch
- Sayer of "Halt!"
- Hoops position
- Rajon Rondo's position
- Safety device
- Basketball position
- He may be just right or left of center