The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ANSWER , but the solution may also be SALLY which is one of the most recent solution (2000 in Washington Post).
Retort crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANSWER | 45 % | 6 |
| RIPOSTE | 27 % | 7 |
| SALLY | 9 % | 5 |
| REPLY | 9 % | 5 |
| VESSEL | 9 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Retort
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- come back
- return
- comeback
- rejoin
- repay
- rejoinder
- riposte
- response
- reply
- replication
- replica
- stoker
Crossword Answer definitions
ANSWER noun- A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
- A solution to a problem.
- A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
- To make a reply or response to.
- To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
- To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
- To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
- To file a document in response to a complaint.
- To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
- To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
- To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
- To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
- To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
- To render account to or for.
- To atone for; to be punished for.
- To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
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 ANSWER
- Solution
- "Jeopardy!" "question"
- You're looking for it
- Clue from Trebek
- Jeopardy! clue
- RSVP, e.g.
- Comeback
- Jeopardy! writer's unit
- Pick up the phone
- Exam choice
More clues leading to the result RIPOSTE
- Comeback
- Fencing maneuver
- Bon mot
- Snappy comeback
- Witty comeback
- Clever comeback
- Fencing thrust
- Clever return
- Zinger
- Witty retort
More clues leading to the result SALLY
- Actress Struthers
- Don Draper's daughter
- Don Draper's daughter on "Mad Men"
- Rush against a siege
- Charlie Brown's sister
- Ride on a spaceship?
- Ride in a spaceship
- Ride in space
- Actress Field
- Adorer of 43-Across
More clues leading to the result REPLY
- Answer
- Talk back to?
- If you're playing games, you may wait to do this
- E-mail option
- Say something back
- Comeback
- E-mail program button
- Button in an e-mail program
- Answer a query
- Email option