The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ZAPS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Nukes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ZAPS | 81 % | 4 |
| ABOMBS | 6 % | 6 |
| REHEATS | 6 % | 7 |
| REWARMS | 6 % | 7 |
Why may ZAPS be the right solution?
The answer "ZAPS" is a suitable solution for the clue "Nukes" because "ZAPS" can be used as a colloquial term for destroying or eliminating something, similar to the destructive power of nuclear weapons.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nukes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- microwave
- atomize
- zap
- atom-bomb
- atomic warhead
- micro-cook
- nuclear warhead
- thermonuclear warhead
- atomic
- bombers
- bombings
- bomblets
Crossword Answer definitions
ZAPS 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).
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 ZAPS
- Does some channel-surfing
- Uses the remote
- Erases, as a file
- Changes channels
- Gets with a ray gun
- Shoots
- Microwaves
- Hits with a laser
- Bot shots?
- Heats in the microwave
More clues leading to the result ABOMBS
- WWII WMDs
- Mushroom makers
- Fat Man and Little Boy, e.g.
- "Subject" of the Dr. Seuss parable "The Butter Battle Book"
- Fat Man and Little Boy
- Fallout producers
- Mushroom makers, briefly
- They fell on Japan
- WWII enders
- Subj. of Cold War tests
More clues leading to the result REHEATS
- Nukes, perhaps
- Prepares, as leftovers
- Nukes
- Zaps
- Warms up, as leftovers
- Prepares leftovers
- Uses the microwave, maybe
- Uses the microwave, perhaps
- Warms over.
- Warms up.