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 |
| QUAILS | 8 % | 6 |
| WOODCOCKS | 8 % | 9 |
| CRAKES | 8 % | 6 |
| PLOVERS | 8 % | 7 |
| PARTRIDGES | 8 % | 10 |
| GROUSE | 8 % | 6 |
| QUAIL | 8 % | 5 |
| SCAUPS | 8 % | 6 |
| FOWLS | 8 % | 5 |
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 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 WOODCOCKS
More clues leading to the result CRAKES
More clues leading to the result PLOVERS
More clues leading to the result PARTRIDGES
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 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