The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CAROM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Ricochet crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CAROM | 63 % | 5 |
| SKIP | 19 % | 4 |
| GLANCE | 12 % | 6 |
| SKIM | 1 % | 4 |
| GLANCEOFF | 1 % | 9 |
| DEFLECT | 1 % | 7 |
| BOUNCE | 1 % | 6 |
Why may CAROM be the right solution?
The answer to "Ricochet" is "CAROM" because it is a term used in billiards and pool to describe the rebound of a ball off a cushion or another ball.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ricochet
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bounce
- recoil
- carom
- rebound
- spring
- bound
- take a hop
- glance
- skip
- daisy cutter
- harmlessly
- lob
Crossword Answer definitions
CAROM noun- (cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
- A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a (one meter by one meter square) board.
- To make a carom (shot in billiards).
- To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.
- (spices) ajwain
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 CAROM
- Shot by Willie Mosconi
- Bounce off the cushion
- Go off the wall
- Squash shot
- Ricochet
- Poolside glance?
- Bounce off
- Bounce on a table
- Billiards shot
- It might be off the wall?
More clues leading to the result SKIP
- Fail to include
- Leave quickly
- LP problem
- Pass over
- Omit
- Ditch, as class
- Go past
- Green card in a party game
- Ignore, as pre-roll ads
- Uno card
More clues leading to the result GLANCE
- Quick survey
- Cursory inspection
- Quick look
- Quick once-over
- Strike obliquely
- Hit but ricochet
- Take a gander
- Hardly a stare
- Ricochet
- Brief look
More clues leading to the result SKIM
- Thumb through
- Milk for dieters
- Look over
- It's less rich than the 1%
- 2% alternative
- Flip through the pages
- Cursory read
- De-cream
- Embezzle
- 12 Down option
More clues leading to the result GLANCEOFF
More clues leading to the result DEFLECT
- Direct attention away from, as criticism
- Ricochet
- Refuse to answer
- Push aside
- Turn aside
- Shunt
- Parry
- Turn from a straight line
- Direct attention away from
- Avert