The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SWATS , but the solution may also be BONKS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Boston Globe).
Hits crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWATS | 18 % | 5 |
| SMITES | 14 % | 6 |
| PELTS | 11 % | 5 |
| STRIKES | 7 % | 7 |
| SLAPS | 7 % | 5 |
| BOPS | 7 % | 4 |
| BEATS | 7 % | 5 |
| BONKS | 4 % | 5 |
| WHAPS | 4 % | 5 |
| THWACKS | 4 % | 7 |
| SUCCESSES | 4 % | 9 |
| ONES | 4 % | 4 |
| BROADWAYSMASHES | 4 % | 15 |
| RAPS | 4 % | 4 |
| ZAPS | 4 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hits
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- smash
- bang
- striking
- bump
- collision
- run into
- dispatch
- bump off
- slay
- stumble
- murder
- come to
Crossword Answer definitions
SWATS 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 SWATS
- Gets the flies
- Goes for, as a mosquito
- Hits playfully
- Hits hard
- Bats gnats
- Chases flies
- Smacks
- Whacks sharply
- Hits, as a fly
- Squashes a skeeter
More clues leading to the result SMITES
- Clobbers, Bible-style
- Whacks, Bible-style
- Hits, old-style
- Fells with a single blow
- Whacks hard
- Bops, Biblically
- Clobbers
- Hits hard, Biblical-style
- Strikes down, in the Bible
- Hits hard
More clues leading to the result PELTS
- Astor's wares
- Clobbers with snowballs
- Hits
- Forum wear
- Trappers' trophies
- Bombards with a paint gun
- Engages in a pie fight
- Pummels
- Trapper's collection
- Trapper's haul
More clues leading to the result STRIKES
- A turkey has three of them
- Alley X's
- Takes action against management, in a way
- Bowler's goals
- Calls at home?
- Hits
- Calls at home
- Walks out
- Bowling x's
- Lane marks
More clues leading to the result SLAPS
- Reactions to advances, often
- Slides some skin
- Smacks
- Gives a hand?
- High-fives
- Censures
- Insults
- Strikes sharply
- Executes a high five
- Gives a backhand
More clues leading to the result BOPS
- Whacks
- Conks
- Hits on the head
- Nails with a bean ball
- Socks
- Plays a la Diz
- Hard knocks
- Punches
- Strikes
- Conks on the head
More clues leading to the result BEATS
- Cops' turfs
- Rhythmical units of time
- Rap producers creations
- Throbs
- Village poets
- Comes out ahead of
- Steals the prize from
- Wild "beast"?
- Gets the better of
- Finishes ahead of
More clues leading to the result BONKS
- Hits
- Strikes, slangily
- Hits, slangily
- Clobbers
- Knocks on the noggin
- Whops
- Funny hitting sounds
- Hits on the head
- Whomps
- Knocks on the head
More clues leading to the result WHAPS
More clues leading to the result THWACKS
More clues leading to the result SUCCESSES
More clues leading to the result ONES
- Wallet fillers
- "A Room of ____ Own"
- Bank stack
- Change for a fin
- Change for a five
- Jukebox input
- Snake eyes
- Valet-parking tips
- Vending-machine input
- Wallet stuffers
More clues leading to the result BROADWAYSMASHES
More clues leading to the result RAPS
- Criticizes
- Knocks sharply
- Makes like Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Knocks
- Hits sharply
- Séance sounds
- Action Bronson songs
- Danny Brown songs
- Does like Lil B
- Shoots the breeze