The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NAPS which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2021.
Short sleeps crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAPS | 58 % | 4 |
| CATNAPS | 33 % | 7 |
| SNOOZES | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Short sleeps
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cat sleep
- catnap
- forty winks
- nap
- snooze
- sleeper
- sleep
- sleeping
- bat
- bunk
- crib
- rip van winkle
Crossword Answer definitions
NAPS noun- A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
- To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
- To be off one's guard.
- A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
- The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
- To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
- A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
- A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
- A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
- To grab; to nab.
- To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).
- (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
- Kinky or curly hair
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 NAPS
- Snoozes
- Down times during the workday?
- Post-Thanksgiving dinner breaks
- Snoozes while the sun is out
- Tots' time-outs
- Siestas
- Afternoon checkouts?
- Afternoon refreshers
- Conks out for a few
- Nursery activities
More clues leading to the result CATNAPS
- Quick snoozes
- Brief downtimes
- Short snoozes
- ... and taking ___
- Brief drop-offs
- Snoozes
- Nods off
- Short refreshers
- Quick breaks
- Dozes.