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 |
| SLUG | 6 % | 4 |
| SMOTE | 6 % | 5 |
| PASTE | 5 % | 5 |
| BASH | 5 % | 4 |
| WHACK | 5 % | 5 |
| SLOG | 3 % | 4 |
| BELT | 3 % | 4 |
| SMIT | 3 % | 4 |
| SLAM | 3 % | 4 |
| BOP | 2 % | 3 |
| SMASH | 2 % | 5 |
| BASHED | 2 % | 6 |
| NAIL | 2 % | 4 |
| NAILED | 2 % | 6 |
| SOCK | 2 % | 4 |
| BELTED | 2 % | 6 |
| WHOP | 2 % | 4 |
| SMACK | 1 % | 5 |
| BANGON | 1 % | 6 |
| RAMMED | 1 % | 6 |
| WHACKED | 1 % | 7 |
| WHAP | 1 % | 4 |
| BANGINTO | 1 % | 8 |
| CLOUTED | 1 % | 7 |
| LAYINTO | 1 % | 7 |
| SLAP | 1 % | 4 |
| 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 |
| SLUGGED | 1 % | 7 |
| SMASHINTO | 1 % | 9 |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 BASHED
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 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 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 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 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
More clues leading to the result SLAP
- Duel invitation, perhaps
- High-five sound
- Hockey shot
- Insult
- Pincher's punishment, often
- Rebuff
- Sharp insult
- "Fresh!" follow-up
- Fresh response
- Kind of shot
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