The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STOODIN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2008.
Pinch-hit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STOODIN | 33 % | 7 |
| STANDIN | 33 % | 7 |
| STEPIN | 17 % | 6 |
| FILLIN | 17 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pinch-hit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pinch hitter
- pinch runner
- scratch hit
- hitter
- base hit
- hit batsman
- contact hitter
- poke
- punch out
- hit-by-pitch
- hit and run
- safe hit
Crossword Answer definitions
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 STOODIN
- Was a substitute
- Substituted (for)
- Acted as a substitute (for)
- Covered (for)
- ___ for (subbed)
- Pinch-hit
- Pinch-hit (for)
- Served as a proxy
- Performed as an understudy
- Subbed
More clues leading to the result STANDIN
- Body double
- Substitute teacher, say
- Pinch hitter
- Stunt double, for one
- Double
- Substitute
- Alternate
- Stunt double, e.g.
- Substitute (for)
- With 55-Across, be punished at school, old-style ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
More clues leading to the result STEPIN
- Stop being a bystander
- Take over
- Intervene
- Easily donned, as attire
- Cross the threshold
- Mediate
- Be a substitute
- Intercede
- Get involved
- Act as a substitute