The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OFFS , but the solution may also be SWATS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Whacks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OFFS | 42 % | 4 |
| SWATS | 17 % | 5 |
| BOPS | 14 % | 4 |
| WALLOPS | 3 % | 7 |
| RAPS | 3 % | 4 |
| ICES | 3 % | 4 |
| SMITES | 3 % | 6 |
| TRIES | 3 % | 5 |
| BELTS | 3 % | 5 |
| TANS | 3 % | 4 |
| CHOPS | 3 % | 5 |
| LARRUPS | 3 % | 7 |
| BIFFS | 3 % | 5 |
Why may SWATS be the right solution?
The word "whacks" is a synonym for "swats," which means to strike or hit something with a sharp blow using a flat or broad object like a hand or a paddle.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whacks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- knock
- wallop
- rap
- belt
- wham
- whang
- whop
- swats
- wallops
- smites
- swipes
- slaps
Crossword Answer definitions
OFFS verb- To kill.
- To switch off.
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 OFFS
- Cricket sides
- Switch choices
- Switch settings
- Murders, mob-style
- Switch positions
- Does in
- Gets rid of
- Takes for a ride
- Whacks
- Slays, slangily
More clues leading to the result SWATS
- Gets the flies
- Goes for, as a mosquito
- Hits playfully
- Hits hard
- Bats gnats
- Chases flies
- Smacks
- Whacks sharply
- Hits, as a fly
- Squashes a skeeter
More clues leading to the result BOPS
- Whacks
- Conks
- Hits on the head
- Nails with a bean ball
- Socks
- Plays a la Diz
- Hard knocks
- Punches
- Strikes
- Conks on the head
More clues leading to the result WALLOPS
- Lambastes
- Trounces
- Big blows
- Powerful blows: Colloq.
- Ruthian swats
- Whacks
- Not just 67-Down
- Heavy blows
- Clobbers
- *Socks
More clues leading to the result RAPS
- Criticizes
- Knocks sharply
- Makes like Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Knocks
- Hits sharply
- Séance sounds
- Action Bronson songs
- Danny Brown songs
- Does like Lil B
- Shoots the breeze
More clues leading to the result ICES
- Finishes cupcakes
- Summer coolers
- Frozen desserts
- Rubs out
- Summer treat
- Boardwalk coolers
- Covers a cake
- So-called Italian desserts
- Sorbets
- Treats (a sprain)
More clues leading to the result SMITES
- Clobbers, Bible-style
- Whacks, Bible-style
- Hits, old-style
- Fells with a single blow
- Whacks hard
- Bops, Biblically
- Clobbers
- Hits hard, Biblical-style
- Strikes down, in the Bible
- Hits hard
More clues leading to the result TRIES
- Experiments with
- Takes a shot at
- Sits in judgment
- Attempts
- Stabs, as it were
- Stabs
- Applies oneself
- Takes a taste of
- Essays
- Shots
More clues leading to the result BELTS
- Slugs
- Wallops
- Buckle bearers
- Girth encirclers
- Clobbers
- Big swigs
- Car-seat features
- They may be tightened after budget cuts
- Karate acquisitions
- Hits hard
More clues leading to the result TANS
- Gets some rays
- Summer acquisitions
- Beach acquisitions
- Catches rays
- Catches rays, e.g.
- Converts a hide
- Converts hide into leather
- Whips
- Makes leather
- Belts
More clues leading to the result CHOPS
- Jowls
- Musical ability, in slang
- Mouth
- Uses an axe
- Karate blows
- Karate moves
- Jaw
- Musician's skill, in slang
- Pork servings
- Some moves from Mr. Miyagi