The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word REARENDS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
Hits back? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REARENDS | 50 % | 8 |
| BSIDE | 25 % | 5 |
| SIDEB | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hits back?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- retaliates
- retaliated
- retaliate
- retaliation
- revenge
- retribution
- hit back
- avenge
- forester
- reprisal
- get back
- nemesis
Crossword Answer definitions
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 REARENDS
- Backs
- Hits from behind
- Bums
- Hits after a screech, probably
- Hits, in a way
- Rams, perhaps
- Makes a dent in, perhaps
- Where cabooses belong.
- Sights seen ahead in a traffic jam
- Butts into
More clues leading to the result BSIDE
- "I Am The Walrus" vis- -vis "Hello Goodbye," e.g.
- Hit's other half
- 45 selection
- Half of a hit 45
- "Don't Be Cruel" vs. "Hound Dog", for example
- "I Am the Walrus" or "I Will Survive," upon release
- "Hound Dog" vis- -vis "Don't Be Cruel"
- Back of a 45
- Bonus song, of a sort
- Phrase on some audiocassettes