The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word UPSET , but the solution may also be TRIES which is one of the most recent solution (1969 in New York Times).
Sports term crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UPSET | 20 % | 5 |
| KNOCKOUT | 20 % | 8 |
| SKI | 20 % | 3 |
| TRIES | 20 % | 5 |
| GRIDIRON | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sports term
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- upset
- gridiron
- knockout
- ski
- anchor
- anchoring
- atm
- average
- away
- babe
- backhand
- bar
Crossword Answer definitions
UPSET noun- Disturbance or disruption.
- An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.
- (automobile insurance) An overturn.
- An upset stomach.
- An upper set; a subset (X,≤) of a partially ordered set with the property that, if x is in U and x≤y, then y is in U.
- The dangerous situation where the flight attitude or airspeed of an aircraft is outside the designed bounds of operation, possibly resulting in loss of control.
- To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
- To tip or overturn (something).
- To defeat unexpectedly.
- To be upset or knocked over.
- To set up; to put upright.
- To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
- To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
- (of a person) Angry, distressed or unhappy.
- (of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
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 UPSET
- Capsize
- In an agitated state
- Knock over
- 100-to-1 underdog's victory
- Out of sorts
- Unexpected victory
- Overturn
- Sports surprise
- Tip over
- Churning
More clues leading to the result KNOCKOUT
- Sports term.
- Sensationally attractive one: Slang.
- Sensationally striking: Slang.
- Flatten
- Gorgeous lady enters room; ref signals ...
- Fight finisher
- A real looker
- Looker
More clues leading to the result SKI
- Schuss
- Emulate Phil Mahre
- Emulate Picabo Street
- Emulate Tomba
- Go downhill
- Jet __ (watercraft)
- Runner
- Water follower
- Play at Alta
- Show off at the Olympics
More clues leading to the result TRIES
- Experiments with
- Takes a shot at
- Sits in judgment
- Attempts
- Stabs, as it were
- Stabs
- Applies oneself
- Takes a taste of
- Essays
- Shots