The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNIPE , but the solution may also be QUAILS which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Game birds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNIPE | 15 % | 5 |
| PHEASANTS | 15 % | 9 |
| QUAIL | 8 % | 5 |
| PLOVERS | 8 % | 7 |
| QUAILS | 8 % | 6 |
| GROUSE | 8 % | 6 |
| CRAKES | 8 % | 6 |
| FOWLS | 8 % | 5 |
| SCAUPS | 8 % | 6 |
| PARTRIDGES | 8 % | 10 |
| WOODCOCKS | 8 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Game birds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- game fowl
- songbirds
- birdies
- birdlife
- blackbirds
- waterfowl
- wildfowl
- pigeons
- jungle fowl
- bluebirds
- black bird
- black grouse
Crossword Answer definitions
SNIPE noun- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- (ice hockey slang) A goal.
- To hunt snipe.
- To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
- (by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
- A cigarette butt.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out), political criticism, etc.
- To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
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 SNIPE
- Bushwhack
- Make malicious remarks
- Marsh bird
- __ at (malign)
- Assail
- Game bird
- Shoot from above
- Take potshots
- Gossip maliciously
- Sandpiper kin
More clues leading to the result PHEASANTS
More clues leading to the result QUAIL
- Cower in fear
- One of a bevy
- Partridge cousin
- Covey member
- Small game bird
- Bird in a covey
- Bevy member
- Bird in a bevy
- Plump bird
- Draw back with alarm
More clues leading to the result PLOVERS
More clues leading to the result QUAILS
- Cowers in fear
- Game birds
- Birds in a covey
- Cowers
- Shows cowardice
- Trembles
- Producers of tiny spotted eggs
- Gallinaceous game
More clues leading to the result GROUSE
- Complain
- Crab
- Black ruffed bird
- Vancouver's ___ Mountain (ski area)
- Vancouver's ___ Mountain
- Register one's dissatisfaction
- Bellyache
- Fuss and fret
- Kvetch
- "Ruffed" bird
More clues leading to the result CRAKES
More clues leading to the result FOWLS
- Peacocks
- Barnyard birds
- Ducks and turkeys
- Ducks, e.g.
- Some game
- Birds.
- Table birds.
- Guinea hens.
- Dominiques
- Hunts wild birds