The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BEBOP , but the solution may also be BOP which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Jazz genre crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BEBOP | 52 % | 5 |
| BOP | 35 % | 3 |
| JIVE | 4 % | 4 |
| SCAT | 4 % | 4 |
| BLUES | 4 % | 5 |
| SALSA | 2 % | 5 |
Why may BOP be the right solution?
"BOP" is the right answer because it is a popular jazz genre characterized by fast tempos, complex chord progressions, and improvisation.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Jazz genre
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bebop
- bop
- blues
- jive
- salsa
- scat
- classical
- disco
- funk
- rag
- ragtime
- reggae
Crossword Answer definitions
BEBOP noun- An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
- To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre.
- (usually with a directional preposition) To walk in an easygoing, carefree manner.
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 BEBOP
- Charlie Parker genre
- Bird's bag
- Jazz form
- Jazz offshoot
- Style of jazz
- Jazz forum
- Birdland sound
- Diz's jazz
- Gillespie's style
- Jazz genre for Bird
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 JIVE
- Tease, slangily
- Glib speech
- Jazz lingo
- Hipster's lingo
- Music form
- "Dancing With the Stars" dance
- Dog's tongue?
- Jazz jargon
- Jazzy jargon
- Hipster-ese
More clues leading to the result SCAT
- "Get lost, cat!
- "Get outta here!"
- Fitzgerald's forte
- Go "shooby-doo," or just "shoo"
- Shoo!
- Get outta here!
- Hit the road!
- Ella's forte
- Ella's music
- Get lost!
More clues leading to the result BLUES
- James Cotton forte
- Music genre
- Waters genre
- Birth of the __
- Robert Cray's bag
- W.C. Handy's realm
- W.C. Handy's genre
- The B in R&B
- Bessie Smith's genre
- Rhythm's partner