The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RETORT , but the solution may also be ECHO which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Verbal comeback crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETORT | 50 % | 6 |
| RIPOSTE | 25 % | 7 |
| ECHO | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Verbal comeback
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- riposte
- retort
- echo
- amen
- mot
- sass
- snap
- barb
- repartee
- crank
- cranking
- cranks
Crossword Answer definitions
RETORT noun- A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
- To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
- To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
- To bend or curve back.
- To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
- A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
- A airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
- A pressure cooker
- To heat in a retort.
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 RETORT
- Comeback
- Caustic reply
- Laboratory vessel
- Conversational comeback
- Verbal zinger
- Snappy comeback
- "Your mother wears army boots!," for one
- Clever comeback
- Zinger
- Answer sharply
More clues leading to the result RIPOSTE
- Comeback
- Fencing maneuver
- Bon mot
- Snappy comeback
- Witty comeback
- Clever comeback
- Fencing thrust
- Clever return
- Zinger
- Witty retort