Word "HOOPS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
Synonyms:
basketball, basketball game

Crossword Clues for HOOPS

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25-Across, informally Newsday 17 Aug 2025
The ..., a nickname of football clubs QPR and Celtic (5)
Circles round petticoats and barrels (5)
A croquet game usually requires six (5)
Hula ___, ring-shaped toys (5)
Hula -, toys (5)
Basketball, casually
Old-fashioned skirt features
Basketball, in slang Commuter 21 Feb 2025
Some earrings Newsday 13 Feb 2025
Wooden rings (5)
B-ball USA Today 10 Jan 2025
Cagers' goals
Circular earrings USA Today 29 Nov 2024
Court sport Thomas Joseph 08 Nov 2024
Basketball, slangily
Some earrings LA Times Mini 09 Oct 2024
Round figures Newsday 10 Aug 2024
Shoot some ___ (play basketball)
Jumps to pinch old rings (5)
Rings the wrong shop about nothing! (5)
Some rhythmic gymnastics equipment
Nickname of Queens Park Rangers FC (5)
Court sport, slangily Wall Street Journal 28 May 2024
B-ball New York Times 14 Mar 2024
Bands providing nothing in dances (5)
Croquet arches (5)
The T-Wolves play it
You might have to jump through them to get something done
Big earrings
Circular earrings Newsday 13 Aug 2023
Court activity, familiarly New York Times 29 Jul 2023
'Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their ___, they can just say they're dressing like a congresswoman': A.O.C. New York Times 22 Feb 2023
'Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their ___, they can just say they're dressing like a congresswoman': A.O.C New York Times 22 Feb 2023
Court sport, informally Newsday 23 Oct 2022
Some earrings Eugene Sheffer 14 Oct 2022
Court play Wall Street Journal 16 Apr 2022
Court sport Thomas Joseph 21 Aug 2021
Stud alternatives New York Times 26 Mar 2021
Rings hotel over my mistake The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Oct 2020
Circlets The Telegraph Quick 04 Oct 2020
Court game LA Times Daily 23 Aug 2020
Court game The Washington Post 23 Aug 2020
Basketball, so to speak Newsday 09 Jul 2020
Court activity Wall Street Journal 25 Jun 2020
Frames Canadiana 09 Mar 2020
B-ball LA Times Daily 21 Oct 2019
B-ball The Washington Post 21 Oct 2019
Court sport, slangily Eugene Sheffer 30 Sep 2019
They support the nets in basketball Irish Times Simplex 26 Sep 2019
Court sport Thomas Joseph 15 Aug 2019
Activity for centers The Washington Post Sunday 10 Mar 2019
B-ball
Rings husband – damn, my mistake
Hard court activity Universal 20 Oct 2018
Bands for securing horse that went astray
Basketball, slangily
Court sport Wall Street Journal 17 Mar 2018
Hard court activity
Basketball targets Newsday 27 Nov 2017
The NBA's game, casually USA Today 24 Nov 2017
Basketball, informally
Basketball targets LA Times Daily 11 Jul 2017
Basketball targets The Washington Post 11 Jul 2017
Some earrings LA Times Daily 06 Jul 2017
Some earrings The Washington Post 06 Jul 2017
Basketball rims Family Time 03 Jul 2017
Gym game, informally USA Today 11 Jan 2017
Basketball targets
Gym game, informally
Some earrings
The NBA's game, casually
B-ball New York Times 09 Sep 2016
Court activity LA Times Daily 08 Sep 2016
Court action LA Times Daily 26 Aug 2016
Court action
Court activity
B-ball
Court sport, in slang Thomas Joseph 21 Dec 2015
Some earrings Newsday 19 Mar 2015
Some earrings
B-ball
Basketball targets
They're shot on playgrounds
Hula in them
67-Across jewelry
Basketball, informally
B-ball
Basketball, slangily
Basketball, informally
Basketball, slangily
Basketball targets
Basketball rims
This puzzle's theme, familiarly
This puzzle's theme, familiarly
Basketball
Basketball
It's okay to dribble in this
Some earrings
Ball game, informally
Basketball, informally
Certain earrings
Roundball
Court activity
Gym game
Playground pastime of yore
Hula ___
Some baskets
Basketball
Tall people shoot them
Jazz scores
Some earrings
See 58-Across
Game of two on two
Wickets
Basketball, informally
Jordan's game
Basketball needs
Basketball, slangily
Appurtenances for dunking
Targets for Dr. J
Circular bands
Court targets
Bands rolled by children
Wickets
Basketball targets
Holey rollers
Barrel parts
Lady's-wear in the good old days.
Stave holders
Wickets.
Round bands.
Rings.
Croquet wickets.
Croquet items.
Ladies' wear, old style.
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