Basketball attempt that uses the backboard Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basketball attempt that uses the backboard featured in New York Times puzzle on November 30, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BANKSHOT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BANKSHOT Basketball attempt that uses the backboard (8) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
3% SHOT Attempt (4) Universal Nov 15, 2025
3% TRY Attempt (3) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
3% STAB Attempt to use a knife (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Nov 1, 2025
3% TRIES Attempts (5) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
3% TRIED Attempted (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 7, 2025
3% RIM Basketball backboard attachment (3)
3% HOOP Basketball backboard attachment (4)
2% REB Basketball stat, for short (3)
2% REDIALED Attempted to phone again (8) Universal Nov 26, 2025

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