The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPATTED , but the solution may also be PATTED which is one of the most recent solution (1973 in New York Times).
Struck lightly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPATTED | 33 % | 7 |
| PATTED | 33 % | 6 |
| TAPPED | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Struck lightly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tapped
- stroke
- stroked
- clap
- glance
- tabor
- bandy
- smack
- strike
- whip
- catch
- fat
Crossword Answer definitions
SPATTED verb- To spawn. Used of shellfish as above.
- To quarrel or argue briefly.
- To strike with a spattering sound.
- To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
- Adorned with spats.
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 SPATTED
- Quarreled
- Wearing gaiters.
- Wearing low gaiters.
- Struck lightly.
- Quarreled in a petty way.
- Engaged in a petty argument
- Came down, as raindrops
More clues leading to the result PATTED
- Showed a bit of affection
- Frisked, with "down"
- Slightly touched
- Stroked gently
- __ down (frisked)
- Touched gently
- Touched lightly
- Touched on the head
- Tapped gently.
- Touched reassuringly.