The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TILT , but the solution may also be MEET which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Wall Street Journal).
Sports contest crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TILT | 25 % | 4 |
| MEET | 25 % | 4 |
| GAME | 25 % | 4 |
| MATCH | 13 % | 5 |
| EVENT | 13 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sports contest
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- game
- match
- tournament
- round robin
- table
- bracket
- marker
- scoring
- timer
- edition
- scorecard
- scorer
Crossword Answer definitions
TILT noun- A slope or inclination.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- A jousting contest.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
- A tilt hammer.
- To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- To be at an angle.
- To point or thrust a weapon at.
- To point or thrust (a weapon).
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
- (of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- To cover with a tilt, or awning.
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 TILT
- Inclination
- Joust
- Pinball flub
- Pinball aborter
- Pinball machine crasher
- Pinball machine no-no
- Pinball no-no
- Pinball foul
- Medieval contest
- Arcade flub
More clues leading to the result MEET
- Match
- Track event
- Word with track or swap
- Bump into
- Rendezvous
- Run into
- Track contest
- Track or swap follower
- Where hammers are thrown
- Wrestling match
More clues leading to the result GAME
- Go, for one
- Twister, e.g.
- Scrabble or Go
- Uno, for one
- Monopoly or marbles
- Willing
- Flirting prowess
- Willing to try
- iPhone app, perhaps
- Hide-and-seek, for one
More clues leading to the result MATCH
- Competition
- Concentration objective
- Struck item
- Contest
- Tennis contest
- Stick in a book
- Item in a book
- Go together
- "Three on a ___" (1932 Bette Davis melodrama)
- Lighter alternative