The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETORTS , but the solution may also be RIPOSTES which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Witty comebacks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETORTS | 50 % | 7 |
| MOTS | 25 % | 4 |
| RIPOSTES | 25 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Witty comebacks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- retorts
- rejoinders
- replies
- responses
- wit
- snappy
- quip
- repartee
- retort
- riposte
- zinger
- comeback
Crossword Answer definitions
RETORTS 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 RETORTS
- Some back talk
- Comebacks
- Verbal parries
- Snappy comebacks
- Quick comebacks
- "Are too!" and "Am not!"
- Answers
- Witty comebacks
- Quick answers
- Sass
More clues leading to the result MOTS
- Witty remarks
- Words said in Lille
- Quips
- See 55-Down
- Zingers
- Memorable phrases
- Wit's words
- Witticisms
- Bits of wit
- Bons __: witticisms