Basketball shot made near the basket Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basketball shot made near the basket . 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 LAYUP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAYUP Basketball shot made near the basket (5)
44% LAYUPS Easy basketball shots made near the basket (6)
4% WOVE Made baskets (4) Thomas Joseph Nov 10, 2025
3% ARM What you'd use to make a basketball shot (3)
3% POINT Three-___ shot, basketball shot you can attempt from this distance to 50a (5)
3% SANK Made, as a pool shot (4) Universal Nov 21, 2025
3% FINGERROLL Fancy one-handed basketball shot (10) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
2% STAB Shot in the dark (4) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
2% HOOK ___ shot, basketball shot made by sweeping your limb in a curve that you can attempt now that you're really close to 50a (4)
2% DUNK Slam ___, basketball shot where the ball is directly shoved into the basket that you can attempt now that you're right beside 50a (4)
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