The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LAY-UP which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Short-range basketball shot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAY-UP | 100 % | 6 |
Why may LAY-UP be the right solution?
A lay-up is a short-range basketball shot where a player drives towards the basket and lays the ball up and in off the backboard or directly into the hoop. It is a common high-percentage shot taken close to the basket.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Short-range basketball shot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- layup
- blunderbuss
- dunk
- hook
- hooking
- hooks
- jook
- set
- dunking
- approach
- stuff
- stuffed
Crossword Answer definitions
LAY-UP noun- A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
- A relatively easy task.
- The state of being laid up.
- A track used to store train cars.
- A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
- The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
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