The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SWAT , but the solution may also be RAM which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Hit hard crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWAT | 13 % | 4 |
| RAM | 12 % | 3 |
| SMITE | 10 % | 5 |
| SMOTE | 6 % | 5 |
| SLUG | 6 % | 4 |
| PASTE | 5 % | 5 |
| BASH | 5 % | 4 |
| WHACK | 5 % | 5 |
| BELT | 3 % | 4 |
| SMIT | 3 % | 4 |
| SLOG | 3 % | 4 |
| SLAM | 3 % | 4 |
| BASHED | 2 % | 6 |
| SMASH | 2 % | 5 |
| BOP | 2 % | 3 |
| NAILED | 2 % | 6 |
| SOCK | 2 % | 4 |
| BELTED | 2 % | 6 |
| WHOP | 2 % | 4 |
| NAIL | 2 % | 4 |
| BANGON | 1 % | 6 |
| RAMMED | 1 % | 6 |
| WHACKED | 1 % | 7 |
| WHAP | 1 % | 4 |
| SMACK | 1 % | 5 |
| COLLIDE | 1 % | 7 |
| LINED | 1 % | 5 |
| SMACKEDUP | 1 % | 9 |
| POUND | 1 % | 5 |
| PASTED | 1 % | 6 |
| BONKED | 1 % | 6 |
| CLUNK | 1 % | 5 |
| IMPACT | 1 % | 6 |
| HAMMER | 1 % | 6 |
| WALLOP | 1 % | 6 |
| PLOWEDINTO | 1 % | 10 |
| SLEDGEHAMMERED | 1 % | 14 |
| SMASHINTO | 1 % | 9 |
| SLUGGED | 1 % | 7 |
| BANGINTO | 1 % | 8 |
| CLOUTED | 1 % | 7 |
| LAYINTO | 1 % | 7 |
| SLAP | 1 % | 4 |
Why may HAMMER be the right solution?
The word "hammer" is the right solution because it is a verb that means to hit hard with a tool called a hammer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hit hard
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hard-hit
- hardluck
- hardset
- hard-up
- hardfought
- rock-hard
- rockhard
- hard and fast
- hardfisted
- hard handed
- credit crunched
- hardbitten
Crossword Answer definitions
SWAT noun- A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
- Alternate spelling of swot: vigorous study at an educational institution.
- To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
- To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
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 SWAT
- "The Sultan of __" (Ruth)
- Kind of team
- Deal a sharp blow
- Hostage-situation team
- Police team
- LAPD unit
- "The Sultan of __"
- Go for a fly
- Police emergency squad
- Wallop
More clues leading to the result RAM
- Bump into
- Butt into
- PC component
- Zodiac animal
- Zodiac sign
- Batter
- Computer memory acronym
- Computerphile's concern
- Hacker's need
- Namath, at the end of his career
More clues leading to the result SMITE
- Put a hurt on
- Strike down
- Strike like St. George
- Bible belt?
- Afflict
- Hit, Biblically
- Belt, biblically
- Clobber, quaintly
- Clobber
- Hit
More clues leading to the result SMOTE
- Did in
- Plague
- Struck down
- Dealt a heavy blow
- Belted, back in the day
- Pummelled, Biblically
- Clobbered
- Clobbered, biblically
- Hit
- Archaically bonked
More clues leading to the result SLUG
- Hit hard
- Take a swing at
- Punch
- Belt
- Hit but good
- Vending machine cheater
- Sock
- Slothful sort
- Shot of liquor
- Fake coin
More clues leading to the result PASTE
- Artificial gems
- Fake jewelry
- Kindergarten adhesive
- Wallpaper ____
- Sham rocks
- Stickum
- Cheap jewelry
- Hit hard
- Kindergartener's goo
- Artificial gem
More clues leading to the result BASH
- Big, exuberant party
- Wild party
- Wing-ding
- Forceful blow
- Big party
- Blowout
- Shindig
- Catered event
- Kegger
- Rager, e.g.
More clues leading to the result WHACK
More clues leading to the result BELT
- Bible follower
- Sun or Bible
- Suspenders alternative
- Waist sash
- Sash
- Snort
- Orion has one
- Sander part
- Hit hard
- Dojo award
More clues leading to the result SMIT
- Hit, biblically
- Struck, old-style
- Stricken
- Slapped, old style
- Struck, old style
- Struck, archaically
- Hit hard by love, old-style
- Hit hard, old style
- Biblical "hit"
- Injured, to Shakespeare
More clues leading to the result SLOG
- Wade through the surf
- Plod through the mud
- Trudge
- Maneuver through muck
- Plod along
- Walk through muck
- One is generally long and hard
- Long, arduous job
- Tough uphill climb
- What a tough job feels like
More clues leading to the result SLAM
- Bridge coup
- Bridge triumph
- Criticize harshly
- Harsh criticism
- Shut forcefully
- Shut hard
- __-dunk
- Big name in basketball magazines
- Bridge feat
- Close a door with force
More clues leading to the result BASHED
More clues leading to the result SMASH
- Broadway hit
- Hard shot from Sampras
- Type of hit
- Crush
- Flop's opposite
- Big hit
- Huge success
- Big money maker
- Big moneymaker
- Blockbuster
More clues leading to the result BOP
- Style of jazz
- Genre that became "hard" in the 1950s
- Bird's music
- Dizzy music?
- Hit on the head playfully
- Kidz ___ Kids
- Knock
- Jazz form
- Monk's milieu
- Birdland sound
More clues leading to the result NAILED
- Threw out, as a baserunner
- Caught red-handed
- Executed perfectly
- Hit hard
- Caught
- Executed to perfection
- Stuck, in gymnastics
- Used a hammer
- Did right
- Hit on the head
More clues leading to the result SOCK
- Washday loss, often
- Wind indicator
- Hit hard
- Punch
- Belt
- See 49-Across
- Something to stick your foot in
- Simple puppet
- Hit with a punch
- Ad hoc puppet
More clues leading to the result BELTED
- Sang with gusto
- Sang loudly
- Hit hard
- Sang energetically, with "out"
- Steel-__ radial
- Flogged.
- Hit a long ball.
- Gave a thwack to: Colloq.
- Describing certain coats.
- Clouted.
More clues leading to the result WHOP
- Trounce
- Smack upside the head
- Hitting-on-the-head sound
- Thumping sound
- Beat like a drum
- Bash
- Hit hard
- Wallop.
- Vanquish
- Thrash
More clues leading to the result NAIL
- Catch
- Filed item
- Hammer's target
- Apprehend
- It's out on a limb
- Item often filed
- Painting holder
- Press-on item
- "For want of a ___, the shoe ...."
- Brad
More clues leading to the result BANGON
More clues leading to the result RAMMED
- Butted
- Tried to break down
- Smacked into
- Hit with force
- Smashed into
- Tried to sink, maybe
- Pressed down.
- Dashed against.
- Struck
- Struck violently
More clues leading to the result WHACKED
More clues leading to the result WHAP
- Slap sound
- Fly-swatting sound
- Smacking sound
- Hit hard
- Flyswatter sound
- Hitting sound
- Sound of a blow
- Hard-hitting sound
- Sock
- Larrup
More clues leading to the result SMACK
- Kiss of sorts
- __-dab (squarely)
- Give a noisy kiss
- Loud kiss
- [You pig!]
- Directly
- King-size kiss
- Kiss loudly
- ___-dab (squarely)
- Fresh guy's due
More clues leading to the result COLLIDE
- Cause an accident
- Make an impact
- Hit hard
- "When Worlds___": 1951 Sci-fi film
- Crash together
- Crash or clash
- Conflict
- Crash
- Clash.
- Crash.
More clues leading to the result LINED
- Wrinkled
- Like notebook paper
- Notebooks, usually
- Like some coats
- Having rules
- Like some winter coats
- Added fiberfill
- Like some notepads
- Easier to write neatly on, ostensibly
- Like some truck beds
More clues leading to the result SMACKEDUP
More clues leading to the result POUND
- Twenty shillings, once
- # key
- Pulverize
- Home for strays
- Deli unit
- Temporary home for strays
- Nottingham note
- Hammer
- Stray dog house
- Butcher shop unit
More clues leading to the result PASTED
- Stuck
- Used glue
- Whomped
- Attached with glue
- Walloped
- Attached with sticky stuff
- Used rubber cement
- Worked on a scrapbook
- Hit hard
- Affixed.
More clues leading to the result BONKED
More clues leading to the result CLUNK
- Dull impact
- Dull thump
- Hit hard
- Hard thump
- Dropped-pot sound
- Sound of a cork leaving a bottle.
- Sound made by drawing a cork.
- Dull sound
- Sound of a fall
- Blockhead
More clues leading to the result IMPACT
- Forceful impression
- Effect
- Collision
- Hit hard
- Significant effect
- Bear on
- Influence
- Affect
- Have an effect on
- Make an impression on
More clues leading to the result HAMMER
- Head hitter
- Criticize severely
- Framer's tool
- Carpenter's tool
- Spillane's private eye
- Word that can follow the ends of the answers to asterisked clues
- It hits the nail on the head
- Work (out) with effort, as an agreement
- Hard-boiled sleuth Mike
- Track-and-field missile
More clues leading to the result WALLOP
- Deliver a haymaker
- Sock
- Sock or belt
- Paste, in a way
- Belt
- Paste in the ring
- Hard hit
- Hit, and how!
- Big bop
- Really slug
More clues leading to the result PLOWEDINTO
More clues leading to the result SLEDGEHAMMERED
More clues leading to the result SMASHINTO
More clues leading to the result SLUGGED
More clues leading to the result BANGINTO
More clues leading to the result CLOUTED
More clues leading to the result LAYINTO
- Attack
- Scold severely
- Assail
- Verbally assault
- Hit hard
- Attack verbally
- Lambaste
- Let have it
- Scold harshly
- Attack vigorously