The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SLEDGE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Heavy hitter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLEDGE | 62 % | 6 |
| MAUL | 10 % | 4 |
| NABOB | 10 % | 5 |
| MALLET | 5 % | 6 |
| MOGUL | 5 % | 5 |
| VIP | 5 % | 3 |
| BIGGUN | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Heavy hitter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hitter
- big bat
- hit batsman
- five-tool player
- contact hitter
- designated hitter
- leadoff hitter
- batter
- base hit
- ball hawk
- heater
- pinch hitter
Crossword Answer definitions
SLEDGE noun- A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.
- To hit with a sledgehammer.
- A low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.
- Any type of sled or sleigh.
- A card game resembling all fours and seven-up; old sledge.
- To drag or draw a sledge.
- To ride, travel with or transport in a sledge.
- To verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).
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 SLEDGE
- Kind of hammer
- Vocal quartet Sister __
- Heavy hammer
- Arctic transport
- Heavy hitter
- Winter vehicle
- Stake-driving tool
- Vehicle on runners
- One with a heavy head
- Sister ___ ("We Are Family" singers)
More clues leading to the result MAUL
- Heavy hammer
- Handle roughly
- Log splitter
- Maltreat
- Rip apart
- Darth ___
- Badly claw
- Beat badly
- Beat up but good
- Clobber
More clues leading to the result NABOB
- Person of wealth and prominence
- Fat cat
- Big spender
- Wealthy one
- Millionaire
- Big wheel or fat cat
- Big cheese
- Big wheel
- Business bigwig
- Man of means
More clues leading to the result MALLET
- Wooden hammer
- Croquet implement
- Polo prop
- Croquet stick
- Croquet tool
- Croquet striker
- Wooden-headed hammer
- Rubber hammer
- Whac-A-Mole whacker
- Croquet set piece
More clues leading to the result MOGUL
- Bigwig
- Bump in a ski run
- Skier's bump
- High muck-a-muck
- Snowboarder's bump
- Powerful person
- Challenge on the slopes
- Media biggie
- Skier's challenge
- High-muck-a-muck
More clues leading to the result VIP
- Big shot
- Bigwig
- CEO, e.g.
- Kind of treatment
- High-muck-a-muck
- Person who gets to go to a special room at the club
- All-access pass holder
- Best of the best, briefly
- Cabot or Lodge, in Boston
- Bigwig (abbr.)