The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GRENADES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1984.
Missiles crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRENADES | 18 % | 8 |
| DARTS | 18 % | 5 |
| NIKES | 18 % | 5 |
| SHAFTS | 9 % | 6 |
| ICBMS | 9 % | 5 |
| SAMS | 9 % | 4 |
| ARROWS | 9 % | 6 |
| ATLASES | 9 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Missiles
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- projectile
- abm
- attacks
- ballistics
- barrage
- barrages
- bomb
- bombers
- bombs
- bullets
- canisters
- fired
Crossword Answer definitions
GRENADES noun- A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched from a grenade launcher.
- A pomegranate.
- A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
- An unattractive girl.
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 GRENADES
- Pineapples
- Hand-launched bombs
- "Pineapples," to a soldier
- Handheld explosives
- Weapons of war
- They're launched in wars
- Smoke dispensers, at times
- Infantry weapons
- Items in a commando's bandoleer
- Weapons.
More clues leading to the result DARTS
- Alehouse game
- Flits about
- Dress shapers
- Garment seams
- Flies like a hummingbird
- Tapered tucks
- Game with aim
- Board game
- Popular pub game
- Game with a board
More clues leading to the result NIKES
- Sneaks on a track
- Some sneaks
- Footwear with swooshes
- Jogger's purchase
- Air Jordans, e.g.
- Court sneaks
- Alternatives to Reeboks
- Shoes with swooshes
- Runner's purchase
- Adidas alternatives
More clues leading to the result SHAFTS
- They're all mine?
- Elevator passages
- Sticks it to
- Spear handles
- Elevator areas
- Treats unfairly
- Mine accesses
- Rays
- Golf club parts
- Great Pyramid passages
More clues leading to the result ICBMS
- The Atlas and the R-7 Semyorka, for two
- Long-range WMDs
- Cold War weaponry
- Weapons for dist. targets
- Atlas and Titan, briefly
- SALT topic
- Cold War weapons
- Titans covered by SALT
- START I treaty subject
- SALT subject
More clues leading to the result SAMS
- Uncle and Marryin'
- Peckinpah and Jaffe
- Spade and Shepard
- Cooke and Snead
- Uncle and Spade
- BJ's alternative, briefly
- Dangers to fighter jets
- __ Club
- __ Club (Costco rival)
- Spade and Cooke
More clues leading to the result ARROWS
- Some road signs
- Hood's weapons
- Slings' mates
- Bolts
- Hood's supply
- Cursor-moving keys
- Bolts from Tell
- Tell weapons
- Pointers
- Tell ammo