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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAYUP Basketball shot made near the basket (5)
44% LAYUPS Easy basketball shots made near the basket (6)
3% FINGERROLL Fancy one-handed basketball shot (10) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
3% SLAM ___ dunk (basketball shot) (4)
3% THREE Basketball shot beyond the arc (5)
2% FAR Not near (3) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
2% RIM Edge of a basketball hoop (3) The Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
2% STUTTER ___ step (basketball move) (7) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
2% TRUG Gardener's basket (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 12, 2025
2% OFFDRIVE Cricket shot (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025
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