The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WHIFFS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1959.
Strikes out: Slang crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WHIFFS | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strikes out: Slang
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jit
- decking
- ring
- lunch
- rings
- hit
- wash
- flake
- beat
- butt
- butted
- hang
Crossword Answer definitions
WHIFFS noun- A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
- An odour carried briefly through the air
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- A slight sign of something; a glimpse.
- A strike (from the batter’s perspective)
- An attempted shot that completely misses the ball.
- The megrim, a fish: Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.
- To waft.
- To sniff.
- To strike out.
- To miss the ball completely.
- To attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
- To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
- To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
- To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
- To fail spectacularly at a task.
- To fish with a handline.
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