The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MOTS , but the solution may also be BARBS which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Zingers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOTS | 37 % | 4 |
| BARBS | 37 % | 5 |
| RIPOSTES | 7 % | 8 |
| RETORTS | 7 % | 7 |
| ONELINERS | 7 % | 9 |
| INSULTS | 4 % | 7 |
Why may BARBS be the right solution?
"Barbs" are sharp and critical remarks, which are often referred to as zingers in colloquial language.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Zingers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mots
- witticisms
- wisecracks
- quips
- barbs
- gags
- jokes
- bons mots
- liners
- yuks
- gibes
- repartee
Crossword Answer definitions
MOTS noun- A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
- A word or a motto; a device.
- A note or brief strain on a bugle.
- A woman; a wife.
- A prostitute.
- A landlady.
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 MOTS
- Witty remarks
- Words said in Lille
- Quips
- See 55-Down
- Zingers
- Memorable phrases
- Wit's words
- Witticisms
- Bits of wit
- Bons __: witticisms
More clues leading to the result BARBS
- "Devil's rope" features
- Fence fixtures
- Snide remarks
- Fishhook features
- Cutting comments
- Verbal digs
- Carping comments
- Pointed parts
- Pointed remarks
- Zingers
More clues leading to the result RIPOSTES
- Witty answers
- Comebacks
- Zingers
- Rejoinders
- Sharp retorts.
- Return thrusts.
- Swift replies.
- Comebacks.
- Counterstrokes
- Retorts
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 ONELINERS
- Henny Youngman specialties
- Many comedic tweets
- Vaudeville fare
- Jokes like Henny Youngman's
- Some zingers
- Short, snappy jokes
- Routine fodder
- Sitcom fodder
- Sitcom array
- Routine fare?