Basketball game where missed shots mean earned letters Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basketball game where missed shots mean earned letters last seen in USA Today puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HORSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HORSE Basketball game where missed shots mean earned letters (5) USA Today Jan 13, 2025
3% MADE Earned (4) Universal Dec 23, 2025
3% NETS Earns (4) TV Dec 14, 2025
3% ARENA Basketball game site (5) LA Times Mini Dec 2, 2025
3% TAPIN Hard-to-miss shot (5) New York Times Oct 10, 2025
2% SCOTTIE Pippen of basketball (7) Commuter Jan 15, 2026
2% IOWA Where Caitlin Clark played Division I basketball (4) New York Times Jan 14, 2026
2% ELGIN Baylor of basketball (5) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
2% MUFFLING Miss Heather means to keep the volume down (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 9, 2026
2% RECORDPROFITS Highest earnings ever, or write down earnings (13) USA Today Jan 9, 2026

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