The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SAFE , but the solution may also be SAFE! which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Umpire's call crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAFE | 33 % | 4 |
| OUT | 27 % | 3 |
| LET | 10 % | 3 |
| FOUL | 5 % | 4 |
| BALLONE | 4 % | 7 |
| BALL | 4 % | 4 |
| TIME | 3 % | 4 |
| STRIKEONE | 3 % | 9 |
| STRIKE | 3 % | 6 |
| FAIR | 2 % | 4 |
| BALK | 1 % | 4 |
| STRIKETHREE | 1 % | 11 |
| HESOUT | 1 % | 6 |
| STRIKETWO | 1 % | 9 |
| FAIRBALL | 1 % | 8 |
| PLAYBALL | 1 % | 8 |
| SAFE! | 1 % | 5 |
Why may SAFE be the right solution?
The term "SAFE!" is used in baseball when an umpire rules that a baserunner has reached a base without being tagged out. So, "Umpire's call" refers to the umpire making the decision that the runner is safe.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Umpire's call
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- strike
- ball
- umpire
- appeal
- balk
- fair
- fault
- foul
- guard
- let
- linesman
- out
Crossword Answer definitions
SAFE noun- A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
- A condom.
- A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
- A safety bicycle.
- To make something safe.
- Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
- Free from risk.
- Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
- When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
- Properly secured.
- (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
- Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
- Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
- Reliable; trusty.
- Cautious.
- Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
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 SAFE
- Ahead of the throw
- Diamond opinion
- In under the tag
- Valuable protector
- Not out
- Umpire' s call
- Call at home?
- Classic item hidden behind a painting
- With 66-Across, pre-agreed cry to stop the action in the bedroom when things get a little too crazy
- Yegg's target
More clues leading to the result OUT
- Away
- Missing
- Not home
- Inning ender
- No longer fashionable
- No longer popular
- See 50A
- Word after pig or butt
- Expose, in a way
- No longer burning
More clues leading to the result LET
- Allow
- Court call
- Hire out
- Lease
- Pig tail?
- Rented
- The Beatles' "____ It Be"
- Wimbledon call
- __ down (disappoint)
- Tennis do-over
More clues leading to the result FOUL
- Not fair
- Morally detestable
- Cry ___
- Illegal shift, e.g.
- It's just not fair!
- Party ___ (spilling the bongwater, e.g.)
- Sports offense
- It's not fair
- Cager's offense
- Free throw cause
More clues leading to the result BALLONE
More clues leading to the result BALL
- See 19-Across
- Great time
- Musket ammo
- Poor pitch
- Yoga prop
- Really good time
- "Play __!"
- She graced "TV Guide"'s first cover
- Wicked good time
- Event attended by Cinderella
More clues leading to the result TIME
- It's served in prison
- What you may find on your hands
- Five to two or ten to one
- Clock
- Henry Luce's magazine
- ___ Warner
- Ump's call
- Thing said to fly or march on
- It's money, it's said
- Life partner?
More clues leading to the result STRIKEONE
- Ump's call
- Umpire's call
- Ump's call, often based on a sequence found in the answers to starred clues
- Result of some successful pitches
- First call, perhaps
- First third of an out
- Call at home
- Call from home?
- First of three to be put out
- Start of a count
More clues leading to the result STRIKE
- One third of a turkey
- Alley X
- Ten pins in one ball
- Hit
- Umpire's call
- Word that can mean "a hit" or "a miss"
- Bowler's goal
- Accomplishment in an alley
- Ump's cry
- Swing and a miss
More clues leading to the result FAIR
- Nice day
- Square's partner
- So-so
- Carnival
- Thackeray title word
- Livestock exhibition
- Pie-eating contest setting
- Exhibition
- Cricket
- Event for exhibitors
More clues leading to the result BALK
- Act the mule, maybe
- Umpire's decision
- Foil
- Pitcher's misstep
- Pitcher's error
- Pitcher's mistake
- Flinch
- Pitching infraction
- Refuse to cooperate
- Mound miscue
More clues leading to the result STRIKETHREE
- You can't stay up after this
- Umpire's call
- Out call
- Ump's call
- Sad news from the ump.
- Trouble at G.M., after Ford and Chrysler
- Heart of the matter
- Cry before "You're out!"
- 37-Across extender or Casey's dilemma
- Out!
More clues leading to the result HESOUT
- Ball game announcer's cry
- Baseball announcer's phrase
- Baseball broadcaster's call
- Sportscaster's cry
- Ump's call
- Ump's cry
- Umpire's call
- Ump's shout
- Announcer's call after three strikes
- Call after a play at the plate
More clues leading to the result STRIKETWO
More clues leading to the result FAIRBALL
- Hit on the line, e.g.
- It's in play
- Umpire's call
- So-so formal dance?
- Drive that hits the foul pole, paradoxically
- Something between the lines
More clues leading to the result PLAYBALL
- Ump's cry
- Cooperate (with)
- *Umpire's call
- Relative of 21 Across.
- 1 Down's directive.
- Co-operate.
- Certain opening words
- An opening line
- Directive
- Umpire's shout