The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CRICKET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1964.
Popular ball game crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRICKET | 50 % | 7 |
| SOCCER | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Popular ball game
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cricket
- soccer
- pachinko
- handball
- baseball
- basketball
- golf
- catch
- lacrosse
- bowl
- bingo
- football
Crossword Answer definitions
CRICKET noun- An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
- A wooden footstool.
- A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
- A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection.
- A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.
- (usually in negative constructions) An act that is fair and sportsmanlike, derived from the sport.
- To play the game of cricket.
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 CRICKET
- Stick-and-ball affair
- Legit
- "Pinocchio" character
- Nocturnal noisemaker
- Fair play
- Chirping insect
- Honorable conduct
- Honorable behavior
- Pinocchio's conscience.
- Fair play: Colloq.