The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BUNTS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Modest hits? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BUNTS | 100 % | 5 |
Why may BUNTS be the right solution?
In baseball, a "bunt" is a modest hit where the batter gently taps the ball into play instead of swinging for power. So, "Modest hits?" is a clever clue hinting at the baseball term "BUNTS" as the answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Modest hits?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bunt
- dab
- lower
- prude
- scratch
- hacking
- hammer
- hammered
- hammering
- hammers
- hit
- jit
Crossword Answer definitions
BUNTS noun- The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
- A push or shove; a butt.
- A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved.
- The act of bunting.
- The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.
- A fungus (Ustilago foetida) affecting the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a foetid dust; pepperbrand.
- To push with the horns; to butt.
- To spring or rear up.
- To intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
- To intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
- To perform (the second half of) an outside loop.
- To swell out.
- (of a cat) To headbutt affectionately.
- Money
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