The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ZAP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Lightning strike crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ZAP | 33 % | 3 |
| GOAL | 33 % | 4 |
| SLAPSHOT | 33 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lightning strike
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lightning bolt
- bolt
- downstrike
- stroke
- lightning
- thunderbolt
- striking
- thunderstroke
- thunder
- thundershock
- thunderclap
- thunderburst
Crossword Answer definitions
ZAP noun- A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
- An electric shock.
- A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
- To make a zap sound.
- To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
- To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
- To kill; to eliminate.
- To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
- To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
- To delete or discard (electronic media).
- To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
- Representing the sound or action of a zap.
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 ZAP
- Do in with a ray-gun
- Nuke
- Cook in a microwave
- Hit with a ray gun
- Microwave
- Shoot a la Flash Gordon
- Erase a file
- Tase, say
- Classic sci-fi sound
- Cook in the microwave
More clues leading to the result GOAL
- Aim
- Aspiration
- Objective
- Scored by Wayne Gretzky
- Part of a hat trick
- Point from a header, maybe
- Cristiano Ronaldo highlight
- Gretsky achievement
- Netted puck
- Soccer broadcast cry
More clues leading to the result SLAPSHOT
- Sports comedy featuring Paul Newman
- 1977 Paul Newman hockey movie that featured the Hanson Brothers
- 1977 hockey movie that featured the Hanson Brothers
- 17-Across film, 1977
- It's an ice try
- Hard-hit scoring try
- It's made with a full backswing
- Hockey goal-scoring attempt
- Newman hockey film
- Paul Newman film: 1977