The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RANDOM which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Hit-or-miss crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RANDOM | 35 % | 6 |
| VERB | 27 % | 4 |
| SLAPDASH | 12 % | 8 |
| ERRATIC | 8 % | 7 |
| UNEVEN | 8 % | 6 |
| SPOTTY | 8 % | 6 |
| CATCHASCATCHCAN | 4 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hit-or-miss
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- haphazard
- random
- mixed bag
- inconsistent
- inconsistently
- misses
- unreliable
- missed
- inaccuracy
- randomness
- incomplete
- inconsistency
Crossword Answer definitions
RANDOM noun- A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
- Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.
- The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.
- An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.
- The direction of a rake-vein.
- Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.
- Of or relating to probability distribution.
- Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
- (somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.
- (somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause or reason.
- Characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
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 RANDOM
- Haphazard
- Patternless
- Part of RAM
- House of books?
- Chosen by chance
- Like some drug testing
- Scattershot
- "That is so ___!" ("Where did that come from?")
- RAM segment
- Like lottery drawings
More clues leading to the result VERB
- Hop, skip or jump
- Win, lose, or draw
- Trick or treat, e.g.
- Do or die
- Heads or tails?
- Rain or shine
- Subject's follower
- Action word
- Man, but not woman
- Word of action
More clues leading to the result SLAPDASH
- Haphazard
- Hit-or-miss
- In a hasty, haphazard manner
- Offhand
- Haphazardly
- Hasty and careless
- In a hasty manner
- Hasty and careless.
- Harum-scarum.
- Careless.
More clues leading to the result ERRATIC
- Unpredictable
- Inconsistent
- Off and on
- Wayward
- On-again-off-again
- Performing unpredictably
- Capricious
- Having no definite course
- Spotty
- Wandering
More clues leading to the result UNEVEN
More clues leading to the result SPOTTY
- Uneven
- Inconsistent
- Having gaps, as coverage
- Erratic
- On-again, off-again
- Unpredictable
- With little regularity
- Sporadic
- Here and there
- Irregular