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 |
| SLAPS | 7 % | 5 |
| STRIKES | 7 % | 7 |
| BEATS | 7 % | 5 |
| BOPS | 7 % | 4 |
| RAPS | 4 % | 4 |
| WHAPS | 4 % | 5 |
| BROADWAYSMASHES | 4 % | 15 |
| BONKS | 4 % | 5 |
| SUCCESSES | 4 % | 9 |
| ZAPS | 4 % | 4 |
| ONES | 4 % | 4 |
| THWACKS | 4 % | 7 |
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 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 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 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 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 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
More clues leading to the result WHAPS
More clues leading to the result BROADWAYSMASHES
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 SUCCESSES
More clues leading to the result ZAPS
- Does some channel-surfing
- Uses the remote
- Erases, as a file
- Changes channels
- Gets with a ray gun
- Shoots
- Microwaves
- Hits with a laser
- Bot shots?
- Heats in the microwave
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