The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PLOY , but the solution may also be WAY which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Tactic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLOY | 82 % | 4 |
| WAY | 5 % | 3 |
| RUSE | 5 % | 4 |
| PLAN | 5 % | 4 |
| MANEUVER | 5 % | 8 |
Why may WAY be the right solution?
The word "way" can be used to describe a method or approach to achieving a goal, making it a suitable synonym for "tactic."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tactic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- maneuver
- manoeuvre
- tactical
- ploy
- practice
- method
- argument
- stratagem
- approach
- trick
- delaying
- strategy
Crossword Answer definitions
PLOY noun- A tactic, strategy, or gimmick.
- Sport; frolic.
- Employment.
- To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.
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 PLOY
- Ruse
- Gimmick
- Artful dodge
- Clever machination
- Tricky maneuver
- Strategy
- Underhanded tactic
- Stratagem
- Clever tactic
- Sly stratagem
More clues leading to the result WAY
- "Something Wicked This ____ Comes"
- "Going My ___"
- Modus operandi
- Procedure
- "Something Wicked This __ Comes"
- Manner
- "Make ___ for Ducklings"
- Direction
- Guides show it
- Maze path
More clues leading to the result RUSE
- Crafty manuever
- Subterfuge
- Trick
- Deception
- Devious scheme
- Artful dodge
- Bit of chicanery
- Con man's device
- Artifice
- Ploy
More clues leading to the result PLAN
- "__ 9 from Outer Space"
- Lay out in advance
- Make arrangements for
- Blueprint
- Make arrangements
- Marshall __
- Outline
- Stratagem
- Strategem
- Work out