The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BOWL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Throw a ball for a strike, say crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BOWL | 100 % | 4 |
Why may BOWL be the right solution?
The answer to "Throw a ball for a strike, say" is "BOWL" because in bowling, you throw a ball down the lane aiming to knock down pins, and getting a strike means knocking down all the pins with one throw.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Throw a ball for a strike, say
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- pitch
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- putt
- draw
- lob
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- bowled
Crossword Answer definitions
BOWL noun- A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
- As much as is held by a bowl.
- A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
- A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
- The round hollow part of anything.
- A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
- An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.
- A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)
- The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
- The action of bowling a ball.
- (in the plural, but used with a singular verb) The game of bowls.
- To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
- To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).
- To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
- To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
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