The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ALLEYOOPS , but the solution may also be ALLEY OOPS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Gutter ball? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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ALLEYOOPS | 50 % | 9 |
ALLEY OOPS | 50 % | 10 |
Why may ALLEY-OOPS be the right solution?
"ALLEY OOPS" is the right solution because in bowling, a gutter ball is when the ball goes into the gutter instead of hitting any pins. An "alley-oop" is a basketball term for a play where one player throws the ball near the basket and another player jumps and catches it to score. So, the wordplay here is a clever twist on the bowling term, suggesting a basketball move instead.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gutter ball?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bowling ball
- bowl
- hook
- foul
- ball out
- bridge
- ball return
- house ball
- ditcher
- alley ball
- no ball
- messenger
Crossword Answer definitions
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