The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NUKE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Zap crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NUKE | 36 % | 4 |
| LASE | 21 % | 4 |
| TASE | 21 % | 4 |
| STUN | 7 % | 4 |
| MICROWAVE | 4 % | 9 |
| FRY | 4 % | 3 |
| DELETE | 2 % | 6 |
| ZONK | 2 % | 4 |
| VAPORIZE | 2 % | 8 |
| IRRADIATE | 2 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Zap
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- atomize
- nuke
- microwave
- micro-cook
- sting
- spend
- beulah
- zapper
- electrocute
- blaster
- bombard
- obliterate
Crossword Answer definitions
NUKE noun- A nuclear weapon.
- (by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
- A nuclear power station.
- A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
- A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
- A microwave oven.
- To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
- To destroy or erase completely.
- (by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
- To expose to some form of radiation.
- To cook in a microwave oven.
- To over-analyze or overly despair over something.
- A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
- The spinal cord.
- The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
- A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
- A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
- A recess, cove or hollow.
- An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
- A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
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 NUKE
- Warm up
- Zap
- Zap in the microwave
- Warm in the microwave
- Stick in the microwave
- Drop the big one on
- Zap in a microwave
- Heat in the microwave
- Heat in a hurry
- WWIII WMD
More clues leading to the result LASE
- Emit coherent light
- Zap with light
- Emit coherent radation
- Emit coherent radiation
- Function as a medical device
- Give off intense light
- Shoot a light gun
- Use a surgical beam
- Fire a kind of ray
- Use a beam
More clues leading to the result TASE
- Charge, at a protest
- Shock with a gun
- Shock with a spark
- Subdue, as a rowdy perp
- Zap during a riot
- Zap in a crowd
- Charge at a crime scene?
- Shock with a stun gun
- Zap with a stun gun
- Zap, as a perp
More clues leading to the result STUN
More clues leading to the result MICROWAVE
More clues leading to the result FRY
- Cook with shortening
- They're small
- Word with small or French
- Cook in fat
- Sizzle in the kitchen?
- Young fish.
- "Futurama" protagonist
- Get a sunburn
- Sauté
- Sunbathe
More clues leading to the result DELETE
- Free up space, in a way
- Remove
- Cancel
- Computer key
- Rubout
- Get rid of
- Remove a file
- Strike out
- Strike
- Nullifying keystroke
More clues leading to the result ZONK
- Monty Hall booby prize
- Pass (out)
- Pass out
- Fall dead asleep, with "out"
- Inebriate
- Nod off
- Inebriate or drug
- "Let's Make a Deal" booby prize
- "Let's Make a Deal" letdown
- Anesthetize