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 LA Times in 2024.
Nuke crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ZAP | 84 % | 3 |
| REHEAT | 5 % | 6 |
| MICROWAVE | 5 % | 9 |
| REWARM | 3 % | 6 |
| ATOMIZE | 3 % | 7 |
Why may ZAP be the right solution?
The word "ZAP" can be a synonym for "nuke" in informal language, meaning to destroy or hit with a sudden and intense energy.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nuke
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- zap
- microwave
- atom-bomb
- atomic warhead
- atomize
- micro-cook
- nuclear warhead
- thermonuclear warhead
- bomb
- nuclear
- missile
- warhead
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 REHEAT
- Prepare leftovers
- Warm up again
- Fix some leftovers
- Zap in the microwave, say
- Cook leftovers
- Fix leftovers
- Warm again
- Prepare, as leftovers
- Warm up leftovers
- Pop in the microwave
More clues leading to the result MICROWAVE
More clues leading to the result REWARM
- Zap in the microwave once more, say
- Put back in the toaster oven
- Heat up leftovers, e.g.
- Nuke, maybe
- Nuke
- Zap, perhaps
- Prepare, as leftovers
- Heat up again.
- Prepare leftovers
- Put back in the microwave