The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SANK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Scored, as free throws crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SANK | 100 % | 4 |
Why may SANK be the right solution?
The word "sank" means to descend or cause to descend below the surface of something, which is a good description of what happens when a basketball player successfully scores a free throw.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scored, as free throws
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- horseshoe
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- convective
- linkage
- peru
- franklin
- sack
- cordovan
- lace
- one
- peg
Crossword Answer definitions
SANK verb- (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
- (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.
- To conceal and appropriate.
- To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
- To pay absolutely.
- To reduce or extinguish by payment.
- To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
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